Christmas Edition

“Healthy” and “Christmas Cookie” are two things you rarely hear in the same sentence, but even the sweetest holiday traditions can still align with your nutritional goals (sort of). From low-fat gingerbread men to spiced molasses cookies, these thirteen recipes claim to walk the walk with the original treats that we know and love every Christmas season.  Will your family stop inviting you to holidays if you bring chocolate chip cookies made from chickpeas? It’s very possible. But, you’ll be sure to spare a few calories along the way.

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One of the best things about going to the gym on or around Christmas has to be the emptiness - as everyone else travels and takes a few days off, you can enjoy an empty squat rack or a set of cardio machines all to yourself before the rush of the New Year. For anyone taking on these last few days, the team at Realbuzz put together a helpful guideline for working out around the holidays. They split the article into Maintenance exercise routines, time efficient exercise strategies, and calorie saving ideas, all with the focus of helping you end the year on a high note.

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Inspired by the song, this HIIT workout will bring a lot less holiday cheer and a lot more lower body burn into your season. I’ve never found a HIIT workout I’ve enjoyed, and this one was no different, but if this is more your style, the team at 8Fit has got you covered.

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Anyone in your life who takes his or her health, workouts, or recovery seriously will appreciate these gifts this holiday season or beyond.

1. Recoup Ice Cold Massage Roller

I thought this was going to be a gimmick when I bought one for myself a few months ago. The Cryosphere claims to combine the benefits of ice and massage in one do-it-yourself product, and honestly, I figured it would be something I used a few times and never thought about again. However, it’s stuck around, and I find it best used on the bottoms of my feet, and on my quads, glutes, and elbow areas, which for the price of $49.99, is well worth the bang for my buck.

2. Ten-Thousand Gym Shorts
These were more a necessity as I found myself with not a lot of wearable workout shorts, but the team at Ten-Thousand have built a brand that can go toe to toe with the top fitness brands on the market in terms of style, comfort, and price. The lifetime guarantee they put on their shorts is an added bonus that I’ll be sure to enjoy for the next fifty to a hundred years if I’m lucky.

3. Theragun
I felt compelled to put this on the list not because I can say I am an avid user of my own, but rather because it is one of the most popular health and fitness items on the market. I like my Theragun. I have no complaints with it and think it does a great job. I sometimes just forget to use it, which would be fine, except for the fact that I paid $400 for it. Even still, it's impossible to throw on a professional sporting event without seeing one of your favorite athletes using these on the sideline, so in that case, it’s cool to own one myself.

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Drink Up - Did you know that hydration levels drop lower in the cold weather than in the heat, and the absence of a constant sweat might trick most people into thinking they’re properly hydrated?

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