{"id":71949,"date":"2023-10-25T09:14:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=71949"},"modified":"2025-02-06T14:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:19:55","slug":"balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"71949\" class=\"elementor elementor-71949\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cf21f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74cf21f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db9e7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2db9e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is officially fall which for many people means breaking out your sweaters, carving pumpkins and enjoying some cooler weather. Fall also marks an exciting season for many as we celebrate College Football Saturdays and NFL Sundays. Whether you&#8217;re a dedicated Roll Tide fan, rooting for your Chiefs at Arrowhead, or basking in the ambiance of The Grove, football season is a time for bonding with loved ones and enjoying the thrill of the game.<\/p><p>While the thrill of watching your favorite teams in action is undeniable, it&#8217;s also a time when many individuals struggle to maintain their health and fitness goals. Whether you&#8217;re tailgating at the stadium or hosting a game-day feast from the comfort of your living room, it&#8217;s entirely possible to enjoy football without compromising your well-being.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><strong>Mindful Eating at Tailgating and Watch Parties<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Plan Ahead:<\/strong> Prior to attending any football festivities, be sure to eat a balanced and nourishing breakfast or lunch. Attending these events on an empty stomach can lead to overindulgence in tempting snacks and appetizers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7901735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7901735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.54.49-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71952\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.54.49-PM.png 544w, https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.54.49-PM-400x262.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead99c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ead99c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Choose Wisely:<\/strong> Tailgating events offer a plethora of food choices. Enjoy your favorite game-day snacks, but exercise moderation. Opt for a platter of vegetables as a vehicle for your buffalo chicken dip, which will help you to balance your cravings with nutrition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c36087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c36087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.56.53-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.56.53-PM.png 568w, https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.56.53-PM-264x400.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172a146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"172a146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Stay Hydrated:<\/strong> Football season is often associated with alcohol consumption, but there are healthier alternatives. Feel free to unwind with a few drinks, but it can be beneficial to opt for choices like sugar-free seltzers, light beers, and mixers like club soda. Be sure to mix in a few waters when drinking alcohol to stay hydrated and avoid overindulging.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3229a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3229a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.58.50-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71954\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb03c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbb03c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Stay Active<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">Schedule Exercise:<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\"> Make football season an active time. Be sure to plan ahead and schedule time in your day to move your body before festivities begin, ensuring you don\u2019t sideline your fitness routine.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b924f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b924f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-3.00.35-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71955\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-3.00.35-PM.png 530w, https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-3.00.35-PM-400x296.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0010962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0010962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Get your Steps in: <\/b>Anyone who has attended a college or pro football game knows that it often includes lots of walking around from tailgates, to bars, to stadiums. Skip the Uber and walk to all of your game-day destinations! It is super fun to see all of the festivities going on and is a great way to stay on top of your goals.<\/p><p><b>The Buddy System:<\/b> Football season is often spent with many of your closest friends and family. Team up with someone who shares your commitment to healthy habits. Together, you can squeeze in a pre-game workout!<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ab344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71ab344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-3.02.36-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-3.02.36-PM.png 860w, https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-3.02.36-PM-400x227.png 400w, https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-3.02.36-PM-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-3.02.36-PM-640x363.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5756b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5756b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Remember, you <em><strong>can<\/strong><\/em> have it all! Festivities like football season don\u2019t have to derail all of your health and fitness goals. It is a time for celebration, camaraderie and passion for the game! With the right mindset and strategies in place, you can enjoy the season while maintaining your overall well-being. So, go ahead, cheer for your team, savor the delicious snacks, and stay fit throughout the season!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is officially fall which for many people means breaking out your sweaters, carving pumpkins and enjoying some cooler weather. Fall also marks an exciting season for many as we&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":71951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9589,14,6929,9014,7758],"tags":[180,9399,6325,966,1081,1842,9643,3028,9644],"class_list":{"0":"post-71949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-achieving-ultimate-fitzness","8":"category-activities","9":"category-fit-food-and-recipes","10":"category-fitness-2","11":"category-fitzness-foods","12":"category-health-fitzness-food","13":"tag-appetizer","14":"tag-autumn","15":"tag-college-football","16":"tag-fall","17":"tag-football","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-stadium","20":"tag-tailgate","21":"tag-watch-party"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals - Fitzness.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to stay involved with the football season while also staying healthy without stopping cheering for your team.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals - Fitzness.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to stay involved with the football season while also staying healthy without stopping cheering for your team.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fitzness.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fitzness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-25T14:14:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-06T19:19:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"936\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"396\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lucy Clapperton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lucy Clapperton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lucy Clapperton\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/91a9ba3e82838172f70e216573584a89\"},\"headline\":\"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-25T14:14:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-06T19:19:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/\"},\"wordCount\":490,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png\",\"keywords\":[\"appetizer\",\"Autumn\",\"college football\",\"fall\",\"football\",\"nfl\",\"stadium\",\"tailgate\",\"watch party\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Achieving Ultimate Fitzness\",\"Activities\",\"Fit Food and Recipes\",\"Fitness\",\"Fitzness Foods\",\"Health\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/\",\"name\":\"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals - Fitzness.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-25T14:14:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-06T19:19:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"How to stay involved with the football season while also staying healthy without stopping cheering for your team.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png\",\"width\":936,\"height\":396},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Fitzness.com\",\"description\":\"Live Better, Live Longer with Fitzness\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Fitzness.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-37.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-37.png\",\"width\":2880,\"height\":1620,\"caption\":\"Fitzness.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fitzness\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fitzness\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fitz-koehler\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/fitzness\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/91a9ba3e82838172f70e216573584a89\",\"name\":\"Lucy Clapperton\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8dd8f9df8bbe2fd388849d64b644e5aaff80e8a566c9b7911819d954ee4b39c3?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8dd8f9df8bbe2fd388849d64b644e5aaff80e8a566c9b7911819d954ee4b39c3?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8dd8f9df8bbe2fd388849d64b644e5aaff80e8a566c9b7911819d954ee4b39c3?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Lucy Clapperton\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/Fitzness.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/author\/lucyclapperton\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals - Fitzness.com","description":"How to stay involved with the football season while also staying healthy without stopping cheering for your team.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals - Fitzness.com","og_description":"How to stay involved with the football season while also staying healthy without stopping cheering for your team.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/","og_site_name":"Fitzness.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fitzness\/","article_published_time":"2023-10-25T14:14:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-02-06T19:19:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":936,"height":396,"url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Lucy Clapperton","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lucy Clapperton","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/"},"author":{"name":"Lucy Clapperton","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/91a9ba3e82838172f70e216573584a89"},"headline":"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals","datePublished":"2023-10-25T14:14:49+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-06T19:19:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/"},"wordCount":490,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png","keywords":["appetizer","Autumn","college football","fall","football","nfl","stadium","tailgate","watch party"],"articleSection":["Achieving Ultimate Fitzness","Activities","Fit Food and Recipes","Fitness","Fitzness Foods","Health"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/","name":"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals - Fitzness.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png","datePublished":"2023-10-25T14:14:49+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-06T19:19:55+00:00","description":"How to stay involved with the football season while also staying healthy without stopping cheering for your team.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-24-at-2.51.11-PM.png","width":936,"height":396},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/balancing-football-season-fun-with-health-and-fitness-goals\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Balancing Football Season Fun with Health and Fitness Goals"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/","name":"Fitzness.com","description":"Live Better, Live Longer with Fitzness","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Fitzness.com","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-37.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-37.png","width":2880,"height":1620,"caption":"Fitzness.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fitzness\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fitzness\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fitz-koehler\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/fitzness"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/91a9ba3e82838172f70e216573584a89","name":"Lucy Clapperton","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8dd8f9df8bbe2fd388849d64b644e5aaff80e8a566c9b7911819d954ee4b39c3?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8dd8f9df8bbe2fd388849d64b644e5aaff80e8a566c9b7911819d954ee4b39c3?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8dd8f9df8bbe2fd388849d64b644e5aaff80e8a566c9b7911819d954ee4b39c3?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg","caption":"Lucy Clapperton"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/Fitzness.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/author\/lucyclapperton\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71949"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76311,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71949\/revisions\/76311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}