The 12 Days of Christmas Workout

19 Dec The 12 Days of Christmas Workout

I love Christmas and I love a Christmas Workout theme too! 😉

What else do I like..? The build up to the day, the excitement, the food…

Mostly the food.

Which means when it comes to exercise, I need to keep it up over this festive period.

I won’t be going crazy, just not letting things slip as my consumption of those things I probably should’t be eating much of, I do.

Because this is the one time of year I really allow myself to indulge.

So, I thought I’d create a festive Christmas Workout for me and you to complete.

Based on the 12 days of Christmas, this one takes around 30-40 minutes to complete.

You have to complete it as:

Day 1,

Day 2 and then 1,

Day 3, then 2 and then 1,

Day 4, then 3, then 2 and 1. And So on until you do each exercise from 12 down to 1.

Exercise one is completed for 1 rep. Exercise two is for 2 reps and so on. So this particular workout starts feeling “fairly” easy and builds as you progress.

Kinda like a running race…

This Christmas Workout is actually a very similar version to what I’ll be doing in the RunSquad sessions this week.

Check it out below and give it a share if you any runners who could benefit from this challenging, yet festive workout.

1 x Dive Bomb Press Up (https://youtu.be/Z_1KYxxgB6o)

2 x Inchworms (https://youtu.be/5QnHxitgxfo)

3 x Elbows In Press Ups (https://youtu.be/YWOqRfyVNSE)

4 x Shuttle Run Sprints… Run hard for 20-30 metres and repeat 4 times (or run on the spot)

5 x Jump Squats (https://youtu.be/pIrY7OKfACw)

6 x Reverse Lunges  – 6 on EACH leg (https://youtu.be/ZlyStWA0UR8)

7 x Deep Squats (https://youtu.be/oiWNIadx3-w)

8 x Press Ups (https://youtu.be/Yn0kZ666aCA)

9 x Side Plank Dips (https://youtu.be/LgaYt4Hi6-g)

10 x Burpees (https://youtu.be/aSjG3z_2LMg)

11 x Plank Side Kicks – as per link, but add in a alternate leg raise 11 times on each leg (https://youtu.be/1LtPsjsg3Hk)

12 x Squat Thrusts (https://youtu.be/6aqm_ETk7F4)

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Coach Ant.

Coach Ant

Ant is the creator of RunCamp. Everyday his goals are to educate, motivate and inspire runners and triathletes to make themselves better than they were yesterday.

Running in his eyes is a journey, and through his coaching he aims to make everyone’s journeys more enjoyable.

As well as running, you’ll find Ant regularly taking part in triathlons, from sprint distance up to full Ironmans.

He also has a big weakness in the forms of Papa John’s pizza and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, so if you ever want to get an easier session, thats one way to get one!