12 Days of Christmas Fitness

12 Days of Christmas Fitness

Even Elves Exercise

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Christmas is slowly approaching and it'll be here very soon.  Some people like to eat, hibernate and part, in no particular order.  Others just eat a lot and sleep.  What's missing perhaps is being cheery, eating healthy and exercising or working out.

Not on my Christmas watch (Dear Santa, I really want this Rolex watch).  The holidays, especially around Christmas and New Year's, is one of the hardest, harshest and worst times on your arteries, energy levels, pocket book, stress levels and waistline, but I am personally putting a stop to that. Though we neglect exercise and replace it with charitable dinners and events, lunch feasts and parties, shopping or traveling (Of course, these are reasonable and valid reasons), it is easier than expected and more important to plan or reschedule exercising around those said activities or events. 

Christmas Exercising With The Kids

The task or thought of exercise planning and programming can be daunting, and regretful too. So I would like to offer a Christmas fun-filled exercise plan that can be done and had by ALL, especially ELVES, families and KIDS.  It's the 12 Days of Christmas Fitness- Elf Style. It's an awesome and informative way to be like "the Elf" and do a different exercise each day for 12 days, and laugh and learn along the way.  

I have a friend to help you. Dylie. He's an Elf and he says, "Elves Exercise Too" between all the hard work of constructing and putting together toys, eating candy canes and maple syrup oatmeal, and partying with ol' Santa."  He also says, "As with the Elves, the 12 Days of Christmas Fitness plan will keep you glad and joyful and your heart healthy and muscles pumping. And the more you do the healthier and merrier you will be too."  So, please SHARE!

To do the 12 Days of Christmas Fitness you first want to know the original, traditional song: The 12 Days of Christmas.  The exercise plan related to this song, however, is chronologically performed the opposite direction and the day equals exercise reps.  So, the days in the said song are the exercise-related reps and the number of days before Christmas. If you are on Day 10 before Christmas..... you will first do 10 reps of the "new" exercise then perform 12 reps of Day 12's exercise, 11 reps of Day 11's exercise and repeat 10 reps of Day 10's exercise..... in the plan. 

You will begin at, "On the 12th Day Before Christmas my Fitness Trainer showed me....." and every day you will be given a new exercise to do in conjunction with the previous exercise(s). You can do this without missing a day by following the "fun" here.  You are able to follow along here with updated pictures and updates YouTube videos.  The same videos can also be able be followed and seen with this creative and innovative calendar and poster -> Click here. 

The fun, moving and singing begins today!!!

"On the _____ Day Before Christmas my Fitness Trainer showed me....." 

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The 12 Days of Christmas Fitness is meant to boost your Christmas spirit.  It's meant for you and your family, especially the kids, to come together, do something fun and healthy, exercise, laugh and shout. Christmas is not a time to neglect your health for more than normal holiday dinners, parties, etc. Rather it's a time to be more in-tune to healthy habits.  There is no better way to do that than to be with family and realize Christmas and fitness can coexist throughout the holiday season- Even Elves Exercise Too!