Hi again and welcome back to the savvy psychologist I'm Dr Ellen Hendrickson and every

week I'll help you meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and

zero judgment.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I love that there is a national holiday set aside simply to be grateful and for eating which is actually a nice segue to today's topic

because today the day after Thanksgiving is the unofficial start to the holiday season.

And Turkey Day is just the beginning of a month-long crush of good tidings and joy, to be sure,

but also boatloads or maybe sleighloads of stress.

There are the financial pressures of a consumer society, potential eruptions of old and

new family grievances, not to mention the availability of too much spiked eggnog and New Year's Eve

Champagne plus an avalanche of cookies. But there is one thing that can help with

pretty much every holiday woe.

Exercise, and I know we're not supposed to think about that

until it's New Year's resolution time,

but here is a holiday challenge for you.

Aim for consistent activity this month a little something every day

and if you're not convinced consider these four benefits of exercise

this holiday season So benefit number one is get a head start on making healthy

habits automatic. Now we're used to thinking about exercise in January when according to a Nielsen survey 37% of Americans

resolve to quote stay fit and healthy while 32% resolve to lose some weight.

Those are a lot of exercise-related resolutions.

But start this weekend and get way ahead of the pack.

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