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Workout: 12 - 26 and Merry Christmas!

woman flexing in a santa hat

Time: 45 minutes

Equipment Needed: Bench or Chair

Warm Up: 5 - 10 minutes

Set #1:

Go through the following set 2 times.

  • 26 Double Crunch

  • 26 Power Jacks

  • 26 Overhead Triceps Press

  • 26 Squat with Punches

  • 26 Dips

  • 26 Split Lunges (total)

  • 26 Inchworms

  • 26 Pull-Overs

  • 26 Mountain Jumpers

  • 26 Lateral Leg Raises

  • 26 Arnold Presses

  • ½ mile Run

  • Repeat

Core Work:

How long can you hold a plank? Max out, hold it for as long as you can.

Cool Down and Stretch: 5 - 10 minutes

Workout by: Saara Haapanen

Photo Credit: Canva by MilanMarkovic from Getty Images

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Workout: The 12 Days of Fitness

woman doing a v sit-up on a yellow mat in the grass

Time: 45 - 60 minutes

Equipment Needed: Smile

Warm Up: 5 - 10 minutes

Round 1:

Perform the exercises below the same way the song goes. 1st day of Christmas, perform the first day of fitness exercise. Then add the 2nd day of fitness exercise and then repeat the 1st days exercise. Continue to add the day (exercise) and descend down to 1st day until you reach the 12th day of fitness.

  • 1st Day of Fitness: 1 Dive Bombers

  • 2nd Day of Fitness: 2 Tuck Jumps (on ground)

  • 3rd Day of Fitness: 3 Floppy Burpees

  • 4th Day of Fitness: 4 Box Jumps

  • 5th Day of Fitness: 5 Bench Dips

  • 6th Day of Fitness: 6 Squats with Calf Raise

  • 7th Day of Fitness: 7 Burpees

  • 8th Day of Fitness: 8 Fast Pace/Pulse Lunges (each side)

  • 9th Day of Fitness: 9 Arnold Presses

  • 10th Day of Fitness: 10 Jump Squats

  • 11th Day of Fitness: 11 Push-Ups

  • 12th Day of Fitness: 12 Frog Jumps

2 - 3 minutes Rest

Round 2:

Same as above for Abs.

  • 1st Day of Fitness: 1 Deck Squat

  • 2nd Day of Fitness: 2 V-Ups

  • 3rd Day of Fitness; 3 Quadruped (each side)

  • 4th Day of Fitness: 4 Spiderman Plank (each side)

  • 5th Day of Fitness: 5 Bench Crunches

  • 6th Day of Fitness: 6 Jack Knife (eacch leg)

  • 7th Day of Fitness: 7 Knees to Elbows

  • 8th Day of Fitness: 8 Side Planks with Dip (each side)

  • 9th Day of Fitness: 9 Sea Turtles

  • 10th Day of Fitness: 10 Bicycles (each leg)

  • 11th Day of Fitness: 11 Coffins

  • 12th Day of Fitness: 12 Opposite Hand/Opposite Leg

Cool Down and Stretch: 5 - 10 minutes

Workout by: Saara Haapanen

Photo Credit: Canva by razyph from Getty Images

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Workout: Deck of Christmas

woman performing donkey kicks on a mat in her living room

Time: 45 - 60 minutes

Equipment Needed: Deck of Cards

Warm Up: 5 - 10 minutes

Perform the exercises stated for each card of the deck. For example: flip a 10, perform 10 snow angels. Flip over a Queen and perform 1 minute of Butt Kicks. Rest as needed.

  • 2 - Floor Jacks

  • 3 - Suicide Push-Ups (each side)

  • 4 - Donkey Kicks (each side)

  • 5 - Lunge with Leg on Bench (each leg)

  • 6 - Hindu Squats

  • 7 - Cross-Over Mountain Climbers (each leg)

  • 8 - V-Jumps

  • 9 - ¼ mile Run

  • 10 Snow Angels

  • Jack - 1 minute of Jumping Jacks

  • Queen - 1 minute of Butt Kicks

  • King - 1 minute of Mountain Climbers

  • Ace - 1 minute of Bear Crawl

Cool Down and Stretch: 5 - 10 minutes

Workout by: Saara Haapanen

Photo Credit: Canva by Prostock-studio

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