The Devil is in the Details

Today is Day 5 of the Holiday Hustle.  And we're all about the plan. Set the plan. Work the plan. Succeed. Your workout is a thinking one.  Sit down for a few minutes and figure out your workouts for the next 7 days.  Ideally, schedule 3 or 4 cardio sessions and 2-3 strength sessions.   Only …

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Adding On

The Holiday Hustle.   Here's how it works.    Subscribe to the blog to get the workouts daily. If you need structure, print out the 25 day calendar and check off the days as you go along.  Click here for a copy of the full 25 day challenge.   Always warm up prior to beginning. Check with a doctor …

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Your Final Holiday Hustle Workouts

We're going to make life a little easier for you in case you're traveling, working hard before the holiday or out and about.  Here are your next 4 days of workouts.  Keeping it short and sweet so you have NO excuses to get something done. Wednesday 12/21:  10 Pushups, 10 Squats, 10  Jumping Jacks - …

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Greet the Day – Sun Salutations

Today we're doing Yoga!  Sun Salutation, to be exact.  This series of poses warms up the body and the more times you repeat the cycle the more flexible and open your body becomes.  Aim to do the cycle 4 or 5 times. Below are step by step instructions (courtesy of http://www.verywell.com), and an infographic. You …

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Move It Monday

Happy Monday!  We are in the final week of our Holiday Hustle 25 Day Challenge!  It's a busy week at my house so I reckon you may be feeling pinched for time as well. Luckily this workout is only 10 minutes! The takeaway is that no matter how busy you get, you can always find …

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Catch Up Day

Today's catch up day!  If you’ve missed a day or two of the Holiday Hustle 25 Day Challenge today’s your chance to get caught up. Pick one or two workouts from the  Holiday Hustle Challenge Calendar  and consider yourself back on track. For those of you with perfect attendance drop your happy self into a …

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No Equipment. No Excuses.

The Holiday Hustle continues!  Today's workout is one of those quick workouts that you can do anywhere.  On the beach, at Grandma's house, in a small hotel room or at your local park.  No equipment.  No excuses. Half Jumping Jacks Close Grip Pushups Bodyweight Squats Side Leg Lifts Kick Backs Tripod Hold (30 seconds) Do …

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Holiday Hustle Weekend Edition

I'm on my way to Sacramento, CA so I can run the California Intl Marathon on Sunday.  And since I'll kind of be out of pocket I'm posting Saturday and Sunday's Holiday Hustle Challenge Workouts today. Day 3 - Total Body Blast (Saturday 12/3) 25 repetitions of each (1 or 2 times through) Jumping Jacks …

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Forward to Friday

Welcome to Day 2 of the Holiday Hustle!  Today we're only doing one move.  It's yoga but don't freak out. Standing Forward Bend It's a surprisingly simple move with great benefits; spinal decompression, balance and improves flexibility and more. First let's get you into the proper standing pose Stand with your feet hip distance apart, knees …

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Welcome to the Holiday Hustle

The holidays are prime for falling off the health and fitness wagon.  Parties, late nights, egg nog, cookies, cool or downright cold weather, you name it, it's coming. . Hence the Holiday Hustle.  A 25 day challenge to provide some healthy structure to an unstructured time of year. Contrary to what you may be expecting it's not …

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