Staying Fit for the Holidays

Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah--they're great. We eat delicious food, watch a lot of Netflix and, most of us, are probably playing all the video games as we can. Here's the hitch--when you sit around for that long eating, you're bound to lose energy. How can one get energy back? Well, you could drink a Red Bull or bury yourself in Christmas MnM's. But, let's be real, crashing after is less than fun.

So here I've got a short list of easy ways to get your heart pumping--or at least your butt off the couch. These suggestions are circuit training, so they're a list of different activities you do at one time. Before you start any of it, though, make sure you stretch! I don't care how in shape you are or how little time you may have--it's far better to stretch before a work out for a few minutes than to pull a muscle and be miserable on New Year's because of it. (I don't apologize for the cheesy holiday names I gave these.)

Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes

25 jumping jacks
7 push-ups
15 crunches
8 squats
25 jumping jacks
1 minute wall sit (I know, these are a struggle but they're really awesome for your muscles!)
7 push-ups
15 crunches
8 squats
20 knee highs

Rinse and repeat 3 times!

Melt Away the Snow

80 jumping jacks
20 calf raises
20 knee highs
20 squats
20 crunches
20 sit ups
30 reverse crunches
15 second plank

Repeat two or more times!

Baby It's Cooling Down Outside

10 jumping jacks
10 push-ups
10 squats
10 crunches
10 knee highs

Repeat 9 more times, reducing the number of each action by one each time

Melt Away the Snow is definitely a more difficult one--I honestly prefer the last one the most. It gets my heart pumping but then cools down as it goes. :) One important aspect to remember is to make sure you cool down after--stretch again, drink plenty of water and let your body calm itself down before continuing on. If you don't, you may regret it and experience a good amount of pain after.