Study: Exercise Could Be The Key to Mitigating the Christmas Weight Damage

SANTA BELLY

A new study provides a strong argument for doing whatever you can to exercise this week. Then, eat all the Christmas ham you want.

Published Dec. 27 2013 5:45AM EST

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We’re entering a brutal time of the year for fitness.

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Between Christmas hams (or, for families like my own, gigantic Chinese dinners) and the rich hor d’oeuvres and copious booze of New Year’s Eve—not to mention the fact that travel plans, trips to the mall, and the frigid weather in much...

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Study: Exercise Could Be The Key to Mitigating the Christmas Weight Damage

A new study provides a strong argument for doing whatever you can to exercise this week. Then, eat all the Christmas ham you want.

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Jesse Singal