A Holiday Stress Busting Workout

It's that time of year when our food intake spikes and our activity level drops. Stress levels rise and sleep falls. So what's the best way to manage the stress and additional calories? Do your body a favor and take some time out to workout.

Try this:

Rather than sitting down to watch TV or a movie or read a book or magazine, try putting your bicycle on an indoor bike trainer and pedaling through your shows/book/magazine. (We absolutely love our Cyclops Fluid Trainers).

When the movie/TV show gets exciting, pedal faster. When the show's pace slows down, you should slow your pace too, but switch to a higher gear and push those pedals as hard as you can. Try standing up for added intensity. Make it a goal to ride for the entire length of the show or movie, even if you have to switch to a lower gear and pedal a bit slower.

When you're finished on the bike, perform 3 sets of 20 lunges (each leg).
Do 3 sets of 20 pushups.
Do 3 sets of Ab crunches.

Spend at least ten minutes stretching.

I guarantee that this will melt away both stress and holiday calories.