The Best and Worst Holiday Foods

The Best and Worst Holiday Foods The average person consumes an extra 600 calories a day between Thanksgiving and New Year's, which translates to an extra six pounds of belly fat heading into January. Whether your weakness is mayo-spiked deviled eggs or rum-spiked egg nog, there are more than enough temptations to go around in these merry times. We've pinpointed the very best and worst of the season's eatings and suggested some satisfying alternatives that should make your New Year's resolution a little easier to attain. The Ab Exercise You Must Try If you're looking for ways to keep your ab workout challenging (and interesting!), then you must try the "mountain climber with feet against a wall." Yes, that's a mouthful. But this move—from fitness expert BJ Gaddour, owner of StreamFit.com—is without a doubt one of the coolest new core exercises we've seen in a while. It'll blast your abs, but it also works your shoulders and glutes. Ready to try it? Click here to learn how to do the mountain climber with feet on the wall with perfect form. The Men's Health Diet Inside your body, a battle is raging—a battle between the forces of fat and the forces of muscle. For more than 20 years, the editors of Men's Health have been researching, analyzing, and evaluating every weight-loss technique on the planet. Now, that expertise is gathered in one place: The Men's Health Diet. It's the ultimate guide to getting the strong, hard body and the lean, flat-belly you've always wanted. 12 Days of Christmas Sweepstakes! Men's Health is giving its readers a holiday present—the chance to win one of 12 awesome prizes that are much cooler than pipers piping, lords a-leaping, or a partridge in a pear tree. Prizes include a Dyson Hot heating fan, an iPod nano, Oakley's Shaun White Airbrake goggles, a PlayStation wireless stereo headset, and more. Click here to view all 12 prizes. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS | CONTACT US | UNSUBSCRIBE | MANAGE MY PREFERENCES COPYRIGHT RODALE, INC. 2011 400 South 10th Street, Emmaus, PA 18098, Attn: Customer Service Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For customer service, please visit www.rodaleinc.com/customer-service.