It is that time of year when people have a hard time getting everything into their day.

What is often the first thing to get skipped?

Workouts of course.

Let me share one way I’ve helped my clients stay on task during this season.  I am the king of group training.  I train groups of 3 to 300.  Motivating people to keep active when there is a group atmosphere is where I thrive.  SO when I see a little dip in the intensity factor, I jump on it.

A few days ago I knew that many of my clients were in the mode of holiday parties and the hustle and bustle of the season.  Now normally when they arrive at my studio, I have a circuit set up and ready to go for all of them.  I utilize stability balls, balance boards, weights, kettle bells, slides, bikes, tubes… you name it.  If it will make them sweat, lose body fat and feel good then I am on it.

Here in AZ, we have the best climate about this time of year.  So I usually send them on “the route”.  This is a short 1 mile walk that takes very little time, but it allows them to gossip and get the chattiness out of their system so when they return to the gym they are ready to go.

As I said, they normally walk in and there is a full circuit set up and they are waiting to hear the instructions on how long the stations will be and what exercises I have conjured up for them.

No such luck on this day.  There was nothing set up.

You can imagine the looks on their faces. “Bobby, are you sick?”  “What is wrong?”  Where is everything?”  “Is it time to go already?”

Bummer on all accounts for them.

You see, I was about to take every excuse out of the book for them.  And I am going to do the same for you too.  The following is the workout they did that day.  It was meant to use only body weight and it was meant to be done fast.  They could do it just once or they could do it up to four times.  Didn’t matter to me.

Short on time?  No problem, this workout takes less than 7 minutes.

Think you need to do hours and hours of cardio to get the results you seek?  If you have followed me for any length of time, you know I would rather you do some strength training than cardio any day of the week.

SO let’s get to the meat.  Below is the same workout they did.  Pick and choose what works for you and fit it in before you hit the showers, go to a holiday party, or first thing in the morning before you head to the mall.

Any way you look at it… getting a little something in is better than nothing.

Each move is done for 30-40 seconds with no rest in between.  If you do it in this order you will not need much of a warm up.  I would suggest doing a flight of stairs 2 to 3 times and then you are ready to go.
 
Squats                                                               30 seconds
Push ups                                                           30 seconds
Squats                                                               30 seconds
Up-downs                                                         30 seconds
Side Bridge right                                                30 seconds
Side Bridge left                                                  30 seconds
Split lunge                                                         30 seconds
Alternate crunches right and left                       30 seconds
Side lunge right                                                 30 seconds
Side lunge left                                                   30 seconds
Regular crunches                                              30 seconds
Mountain climbers                                            30 seconds
Power jacks                                                      30 seconds
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Total Time:                                                    6.30 minutes
 
Stretch.

There you have it.  Have that extra glass of wine guilt-free.  Still, no cheat foods.  But you can have an extra libation if you choose.  You will be a fat burning machine for a few hours after 2-3 times through this superset.

So go to your event happy and content knowing you did something good for yourself.  That is really what it is all about anyway.

Right?  Feel good about yourself this holiday season.  Go the extra step and you will see how worth it the process is for you.