December 8th marks 12 business days until Christmas!! Here is a fitness challenge for you to do each day to help you stay healthy during the holidays!!
Merry Fitness and Healthy New Year!
1. Brisk walking in the Winter Wonderland: Enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas as you walk side by side with your family. 30 minute walk.
2. "Baby its cold outside" Home obstacle Circuit: Pick 5-7 activities to do in your home i.e. Living room hopscotch, back door to front door shuttle run, kitchen counter incline pushups and couch/ chair squats, jump rope, etc. Stay moving for 30 minutes.
3. "Run Run Rudolf" Dash: Run the distance of one mail box then walk the next to recover. Repeat. (Try to do 30 minutes with a walking warm up and cool down for at least 5 minutes)
4. Jingle Bells and Jungle Gym Circuit: 10 Incline pushups on stairs/chair, plank for 30 seconds, 10 bench/chair single leg squats, 25 jumping jacks, 25 crunches. Repeat 5 times.
5. "The Weather outside is frightful" Indoor jog. Push the furniture aside and get ready for fun! Jog in place (like you’re running through a forest), and “duck” when you come upon a branch, “jump” when you come upon a rock, “dodge side to side” to dodge trees, and “run faster” when a bear chases you! (use your imagination)! 30 minutes.
6. “Old” Chris Cringle. 100 pushups. 200 sit ups. 300 squats. Space it out throughout the day… “centuries” take time
7. Cut “Loose.” Stretch today for 30 minutes! (foam rolling, static stretching, etc).
8. “Holly Jolly” Cycling: Cycle for 45 minutes!
9. Santa’s got a brand new bag. Pack your gym bag and work out for 60 minutes at the gym.
10. Family Choice Night: Cook a healthy meal together in the kitchen. (sparkrecipes.com).
11 "O Christmas Tree Pose" Yoga! Google your favorite poses and practice 5 poses.
12. "Rockin’ around the Christmas tree". Dance for 30 minutes to your favorite holiday tunes!
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