The District Magazine Vol. 1 Issue 4, Winter 2016 | Page 39

better. Its taken from a drinking game I heard of and now it has the “Mister Coach” touch to it. Here it is: 1) Pick a show that has a dramatic theme where there is plenty of conversation and the show has three main characters that show frequently. (In honor of the holidays and my grandmother, I’m going to pick law and order) 2) Assign an exercise to each character and small to medium number of repetitions (10 or lower) and place a Santa hat on the corner of your television set. 3) Whenever the camera angles show one of the three main characters “wearing the Santa hat,” you must do that assigned exercise for the number of repetitions. Do this until the end of the show. those merry muffins will do is give you a glorious gut like Saint Nick himself. This will be interesting and depending on the exercises you picked and number of times to do them, you make slightly dislike me or think I’m deranged. I’d like to think The Grinch had something to do with that 2. Follow Holiday themed workouts 4. Stagger you calories Yes, I know it’s difficult to workout and train already. The holidays, however, can be used to jumpstart new and creative ways to get in shape. There are creative and clever workouts (I believe the term that you female gendered individuals love to express is “cute”) designed for the holidays. 25 days of Christmas is a popular one for example. Google or Pinterest that term and pick a new one that you see each day for 25 days. Use the holiday spirit to continue your awesome fitness goals. 3. Substitute a night of indulging for an evening of a quick workout challenge. Alright, this may actually be fun and the more people you have doing it with you like family or friends, the There are days when you know you’ll have a pretty big meal. The holiday parties, the cousins coming over, the actual day of celebration, these days are already on the schedule and you know mostly what they’ll have for you to eat. With this knowledge, try staggering your calories; eating less during the few days leading up to these events. On the day or evening of celebration, enjoy your food without the guilt. Just remember No.1 on this list (insert wink emoji here). Also, stay away from Jim and Jacquelyn’s donut treats they bring to the office. No… just, no. 5. Start you day with a quick burn Honestly, the easiest thing to me on this list would be this one. Find fifteen minutes in your morning to do a small exercise routine. That’s all you need and sometimes less. The morning workout session will get your body burning calories from the start, and it will continue to do so throughout the day, helping you burn more calories than you normally would without that morning sweat. And because I’m in a non-Grinch giving mood, here is a workout to help you. (refer to No.2) I hope you all have great holidays and feel free to share your rants after trying my listed hacks. Email me [email protected] 12 Days of Christmas Morning workout – repeat for 15 minutes 1 – 30 second plank 7 – Situps 2 – Burpees 8 – Dips 3 – Hand Release Pushups 9 – Plié squats 4 – Supermans 10 – Tuck Jumps 5 – Box/Bench Jumps 11- Bicycle Crunches 6 – Alternating Lunges 12 – Jumping Jacks THE DISTRICT - TAMPA’S URBAN DWELLING MAGAZINE 39