Let’s be honest about how hard it can be, during the holidays, to stay on top of your training. Even for the most driven individuals, it can be difficult to stay on track and most everyone misses at least one session during this busy season. Our suggestion, for those of us who find ourselves in this situation, is to opt for a mini-workout at home instead of trying to fit in something big.
Mini-workouts are as simple as they sound and even easier to fit into your schedule. On days where you know your time is going to run short pick three exercises similar to what you would have done in the gym and sneak them in at home. For example, if today was going to be leg day but you find yourself baking 300 Christmas cookies instead try to sneak in 10 body weight squats every time you put another tray in the oven. Later, you could squeeze in a dozen lunges while you wait for the icing to run in the mixer. The possibilities are endless but to help get you started we have included some sample mini-workouts below.
LOWER BODY MINI-WORKOUT
Squats – 3 sets of 10
Lunges – 3 sets of 10
Calf Raises – 3 sets of 10
UPPER BODY MINI-WORKOUT
Push Ups – 3 sets of 5-10
Crawl – 3 sets of 5-10 yards
Side Plank – 3 sets of 15s
FULL BODY MINI-WORKOUT
Lunges – 3 Sets of 10
Push Ups – 3 Sets of 5-10
Side Plank – 3 sets of 15s
As long as you can find time in your day to keep moving and challenging yourself a little bit at a time the progress you have made will stick around and you may find that you come away from this crazy time of year better off then you were when you started.