Stay healthy during festive season

The season is a time for celebration and family, but it doesn’t have to mean excessively greedy eating.

It might not be a time to lose weight, but it doesn’t have to be a time to lose your health.

Go into the holidays with a plan to maintain health over the holidays.

Stock up the fridge on the good stuff, cupboards with healthy foods and have healthy snacks handy.

Schedule those workouts just as any other appointment.

Create opportunities to be active every day by taking a walk or jog on the beach, swim and take the stairs.

Drink plenty of water.

Most people over-indulge over the festive season and feel guilty when they return from holiday in the new year.

Therefore start the New Year on the right foot by joining a local club.

Herewith a list of clubs for a possible choice:

• Blackfin Swimming Club – Bronwyn Cumming on 083 929 9903.
• House of Tinkerbell – JP Kruger on 083 772 6196.
• Springs Country Club – the ProShop on 011 362 5031.
• Pollak Park Golf Club – Lynette Last on 011 362 6757/8.
• Selection Park Tennis Club – Janet Stevenson on 082 531 5155.
• Springs Town Bowling Club – Izak Hattingh on 083 306 2869.
• Springs Old Boys Bowling Club – Mike Clarke on 082 611 6718.
• Springs Wheelers Cycling Club – Rudi Bosch on 083 651 9497.
• Springs Jukskei Club – Rassie Ras on 082 597 2331.
• Welgedacht Ringbal Club – Sus Louw on 071 362 8920.
• Springs Striders Athletic Club – Rhoda Steyn on 073 561 2700.
• Springs Rugby Club – Rudolph Cronje on 083 236 0809.
• Astro Soccer – Ahmed Coughly on 083 348 1462.
• Springs Old Boys Cricket Club – Lionel Joubrt on 082 788 0345.
• Combat Zone Kickboxking Club – Wessel Marais on 071 325 6738.
• Alien MMA mixed martial arts – Terence Teraine on 076 546 2302.
• Bert Collins Boxing Club – Jeanette Dyzel on 073
• Shun Wu Tang Kung Fu – Malcolm Hansen on 071 877 1169.