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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
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