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FITNESS
WEEK 3 WEEK 4
DIET: Find a cheerleader. DIET: This week, focus on your food-buying habits. Learn how to
“Many people want to get back understand food labels to make the most of your meals.
on track after the holidays,” says
Emily Johnson, MPH, RD, LD, “Be mindful of the way foods are marketed,” Johnson says. “Foods
Navicent Health Outpatient labeled ‘organic’ or ‘gluten-free’ aren’t always healthy. Try to base meal
Dietitian. “Look for a partner to planning around fruits and vegetables instead of packaged foods.”
share recipes and accountability.”
EXERCISE: Perform a mix of aerobic, strength-training and stress-busting TRY A STRESS-
EXERCISE: Make fitness a group flexibility exercises, such as yoga, tai chi or Pilates. The Centers for Disease BUSTING
effort this week. Try walking or Control and Prevention recommends 150 minutes of weekly moderate EXERCISE
jogging with a friend or family aerobic exercise. Strength-training and flexibility workouts should occur at LIKE YOGA!
member, and go only as fast as least twice a week.
you can while talking. Take a
group class, try a sport or sign up VISIT WWW.NAVICENTHEALTH.ORG/WELLNESSCENTER FOR A FREE
for personal training. WELLNESS CENTER, NAVICENT HEALTH GUEST PASS. TO SCHEDULE
AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DIETITIAN, CALL 478-633-1996.
GET ACTIVE MOVE
AS A FOR A
GOOD
FAMILY! CAUSE
The 24th annual
Navicent Health
Reindeer Run
and Santa Stroll is
scheduled for Dec. 3.
At 8:30 a.m., roughly
900 participants will
take their marks at
Tattnall Square Park
to participate in 5K
and 10K races or a
one-mile stroll.
The Reindeer
Run and Santa Stroll
benefit Children’s
Hospital, Navicent
Health. Funds from
this year’s event
will support the six
weeks of children’s
camps that are
available to central
Georgia youth
during the summer.
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