Merry Christmas, to those of you who celebrate the holiday. To those who don't? Merry Tuesday! Whatever you're doing today, you'll be happy to know that I've got you covered in the exercise arena. I've put together a mish-mash of workout ideas, if you were drawing a blank and, if you're taking the day off to play with your toys, good for you. Just promise me you'll do something tomorrow.
10-Minute High Intensity Circuit Workout
- Jog in place (This is a warm up - please extend this to a longer warm up if you need to!)
- Front Kick with Planks
- Mountain Climbers
- Burpees
- Jog in place
- Plyo-jacks
- Moving Pushups
- Dips With Leg Extensions
- Planks with Knee Bends
- Bridge with Leg Drop
More Christmas Day Workout Ideas
Great article, especially with everyone being so busy around the holidays. I especially like kettlebell swings, because they really work the core and the posterior chain. If you don’t have a kettlebell, you can even do them with a dumbell, a sandbag, or whatever is handy.
I’m a (probably) overly-considerate apartment-dweller – so I’m very wary of exercises that involve jumping or anything that will cause thumpy-noises and annoy my lovely downstairs neighbours.
What would you recommend as an ‘apartment-dwellers work-out’…?
To keep it quiet and low impact, extend your body on tip toes instead of jumping (squat-jump). Your calves will love it. Jump outside when you get the chance to maintain bone strength. You can still get intensity without jumping. The kettle bell swings, front kick with planks, etc. performed in a circuit should get your heart rate going!