Holiday Survival

Fitting into your skinny jeans on November 28th

The average (sedentary) adult needs between 1,600 (for women) and 2,200 (for men) calories per day. Yet the average Thanksgiving dinner is almost two times that amount! Don’t believe me? Here are some numbers from, Dr. Cedric Bryant, Chief Science Officer of The American Council on Exercise*: -Turkey (dark meat with skin): Serving size: Two…

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12 Days Challenge – Day 14

It’s back to intervals for Day 14. Check out Day 2 if you need ideas for an activity for your interval training. Warm-up with 5-8 minutes of cardio. Workout:   Do one minute of hard work followed by one minute of light work for six rounds.

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12 Days Challenge – Day 13

Today’s Challenge is the Lucky # Seven Bodyweight Challenge Workout from 6 Extreme Bootcamp Challenge Workouts by Shawna Kaminski. Do as many rounds as possible for 12 minutes of the following: 7 squat jumps or squats 7 decline, regular or modified push ups 7 (per leg) bicycle crunches 7 (per leg) jumping lunges or reverse…

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12 Days Challenge – Day 12

Do 10 reps of each exercise for 3 Rounds: 1.5 Lunges* 1.5 Push-ups 1.5 Body Rows or Superman** *1.5 = all the way down, half way up, all the way down, all the way up equals one rep. Do 10 reps total per exercise. **If you don’t have a TRX or barbell do or to…

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