How to stay fit during the holidays: best Christmas workouts
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As your agenda fills up with family visits, Christmas drinks and travel plans, it’s easy to gain weight and lose track of your fitness routine during the holiday season. But how to stay fit when you can hardly ever make it to the gym? Discover 3 exercises that burn fat and build muscles from the comfort of your home.
1. Body weight exercises
Still waiting for your spouse to gift you that home gym equipment you wished for? No worries, body weight exercises are great for free workouts without equipment and count as some of the best home workouts! They’re a highly cost-effective (in this case meaning free) way to burn calories anytime and anywhere. Plus, they are so versatile that you can choose whether to turn your session into a cardio training or a HIIT workout.
Here are some of the most popular body weight exercises including the muscle groups they focus on:
- Glutes: Squats, bridges, donkey kicks
- Core muscles: Sit-ups, elbow planks, bicycle crunches
- Triceps: Punches, triceps dips, side-to-side chops
- Back muscles: Star plank, superman, elbow lifts
- Chest muscles: Push-ups, shoulder taps, plank rotations
How to sneak-in body weight exercises during a holiday: Before you eat a snack or have a sugary or alcoholic drink, do a set of exercises. What may feel weird first will quickly turn into a family activity!
2. Walks or stair workouts
It doesn’t need much to be active and get your digestion going! Walking is good for you as it increases bone density and improves your cardiorespiratory fitness. Besides counting your steps, you can track your heart rate with a smartwatch to check on your activity level and weight-loss journey. Using a walking pad or treadmill is the most efficient manner of getting a quick at-home workout.
3. Indoor rowing workouts
Do you have an old rowing machine in the garage catching dust? Then it’s time to get back on your rower again! Indoor rowing is the perfect full-body workout at home that’s easy on your joints and can be done at different intensity levels. Rowers from young to old swear by the strength, endurance and flexibility they owe to the sport. To upgrade your indoor rowing workouts, burn more calories or simply make exercising more fun, connect rowing apps like EXR to your erg.
How to get into the holiday spirit with indoor rowing: Beat EXR’s Holiday Challenge to unlock a special badge and a Christmas item set! Lots of special online events help you stay fit over the holidays.
Start your indoor rowing workout with EXR now!
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