December Fitness Challenge!!!

With it being the holiday season, we all tend to let ourselves get extremely busy, right? So, who has time to work out between parties, family gatherings, shopping, vacations, etc. ? We can call these “excuses” which often times they definitely are…but they are the honest reality of the Holiday season for many as well. It can be a busy, stressful, crazy, and messy time of year but it can also be a fantastic and wonderful time! Why don’t we make it even better by reaching some fitness goals?


Let me help you come up with a fun challenge this December that you would have to make up a pretty dang good excuse not to accomplish every day! 

Okay, so here is the deal. There are 31 days in December. The challenge is to accomplish a specific activity EVERY DAY throughout December. For example, I was informed of someone doing the “a mile a day” challenge which is exactly what it sounds like. Every day you run 1 mile. It doesn’t matter where or what time, but you accomplish it every single day. That’s 31 miles total in December! And who said you weren’t a runner 

You can choose any activity you like. For example, you could do a challenge with squats, or pushups, burpees, or abs. Maybe you will start with 10 squats the first day…and each day you add 10 more squats so on December 1 you start with 10 reps and then by December 31 you finish with 310 reps! Wouldn’t that be awesome to build up to 310 squats? You could totally do it!

Maybe you choose to do a circuit where you string together 3-5 different exercises and increase the time each week.

FOR EXAMPLE: Circuit= pushups, squats, sit ups, burpees.

Week 1 of December- You do each exercise for 30 seconds, 3 rounds total with 1 minute rest in between each round.

Week 2: Each exercise is done for 45 seconds, 3 rounds total with 1 minute rest in between rounds

Week 3: Each exercise is done for 1 minute, 3 rounds total with 1 minute rest in between rounds

Week 4 to the end of December: Each exercise is done for 1.10 minutes, 3 rounds total with 1 minute rest in between rounds.



Is this all making sense??

Basically, you can make up the type of challenge, how many reps, what exercise/ exercises , the order, the distance, etc. but make sure that it is a CHALLENGE. Make it an attainable challenge that you can push yourself to do each day and make it fun! Everyone has 10-20 minutes a day they can set aside for themselves to complete a daily goal of exercise.

Don’t wait to make your New Year resolution of “getting in to shape” or “losing 30 pounds.” Start NOW with this challenge through December. YOU CAN DO IT!!!