The Holiday season can be a lot of fun; family, friends, gifts, parties and …FOOD. While I often say, “the food is the best part!” when I get on that scale after the free for all ends I realize how wrong I am. If you are like many Americans the average is up to 5lbs gained from Thanksgiving to New Year.  Luckily we have January 1^nd as our “New Year, new me” starting point. We all get on that fitness bandwagon January 1^st and there are great tools out there to aid us in our journeys.

The library has excellent books, DVD’s and CD’s that can help you out. Just do a subject search in our online catalog or ask one of our expert librarians to assist you.

If you love pinning things like I do, follow our “Health and Fitness” board on Pinterest for great workouts and healthy eating tips.  https://www.pinterest.com/PMLIB/health-and-fitness/

If you like having technology take away most of the guesswork, try an app. Some of the apps reviewed do everything from letting you log in sleep, water intake, food and exercise.

PC Magazine has created a list of the top 25 fitness apps (not all are free so please double check before downloading).

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2485287,00.asp

Shape Magazine has a nice list of apps as well.

http://www.shape.com/weight-loss/tips-plans/best-free-apps-help-you-lose-weight

I know sometimes our enthusiasm peters out just a couple of months into our fitness and diet routines but keep checking into our Pinterest board for new healthy eating tips and fitness.

I’ll see you at the gym!