National Diet Cheat Day is was here this week. Many Americans are thankful for this day of feasting as it can bring together family, friends, and lots of food with no excuses. If you are considering making Thanksgiving Day your “cheat day” and combining eating a masterfully prepared meal by someone prideful in their cooking with sitting around watching football, parades, and dog shows, try some of these ideas to help with some activity. 

Get the Physical Activity Done BEFORE Eating – There are many tradition-making ideas to get you moving on Thanksgiving morning. The low-hanging fruit for physical activity can start with home and yard cleanup if you are hosting a dinner. Local Turkey-Trots for a good cause are also available in most areas, OR you can make your own family/friend-oriented Turkey Trot. If you have a big family or group of friends, maybe create your own Turkey-Bowl Flag Football game. These are all great ideas for morning activity.

Start a Tradition - My own Thanksgiving Day workout consists of current students and prior students who are back home on leave for a traditional run and calisthenics / some lifting workouts. While they have varied in detail throughout the 25 years of workout tradition, having a mini-reunion with old friends is a fun hour or so. It has been more reunion than a typical difficult workout, but remembering where you came from is also a nice touch. Long before this tradition, when I would go home, my high school buddies and I would meet old coaches in the morning at the high school and have the gym to ourselves.  I am sure this is where I got the idea to continue creating a moment for former students to join in a homecoming workout.  If you are a coach, consider building a new tradition if it fits your abilities and facilities. 

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