Friday, November 29, 2013

The day after Thanksgiving, Sweat Day!

Ok, so now you have just eaten more than you really wanted to. You enjoyed your family and friend time and you waking up feeling a little guiltier than you want to. You may have even gotten on the scale and it looks like it is 5 pounds up from just yesterday. Don’t worry all is not lost.

Today, the day after the feast, you should not give up on the rest of the year but today really focus on one thing… using the fuel you consumed on Thanksgiving. Today don’t sit around thinking about what happened yesterday but get up and get going. Go for a 30 minute walk outside.

Today may be black Friday for retailers but for you, it should be get a good sweat day. So here is a workout you can do for the day after Thanksgiving.

• 10 minutes on treadmill or 100 jumping jacks (for those that don’t have a treadmill)
• 25 crunches
• 30 seconds of bicycle
• Repeat these two exercises on the floor three times in total then go on
• Find yourself on a bench and do 25 knee lifts
• 20 leg lifts
• Repeat these two exercises on the bench three times in total then go on
• Now in plank position alternate knee touches, knees to elbows 25 times each leg
• Then hold plank position on elbows for 30 seconds
• Repeat three times before moving on to the final stage
• Back on treadmill but this time put treadmill on high incline, no less than 10 (if possible) and find a good walking pace. Now get a medicine ball or hold your hands up in the air, preferably a medicine ball and walk with that ball up over your head for 30 seconds at a time for a total of 10 minutes of walking time. You will feel this in your lower back, know that.

This workout is only 30 minutes long but will help you lose those extra inches you put on. Enjoy the rest of your day.

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