The pressure of christmas has really started peaking with all the people i deal with, and with that comes a distinct lack of time!
This is when having a plan for your workouts becomes of paramount importance.
This is no time for “going through the motions” or your motivation levels will disappear without trace. The calls of “give it up now its too close to christmas” will become more and more acceptable, even if they are given by people not into being fit and healthy themselves!
The last two weeks before christmas need to include high quality workouts, of short duration, and of maximum intensity. Some of my best workouts tend to be the shortest! When someone is in a rush, usually that person will hit their training hard and try to get the very best out of themselves in a very short period of time, when this happens the intensity levels go through the roof and great workouts are always the result.
When you add a bit of fat and sugar to your diet, its never really a great idea. But accepting that you will over christmas, use it as a tool for the extra energy and this means going the extra mile in your training. You will burn a lot of that extra energy in your workouts as long as they are going in! That is the main point of this piece today-MAKE SURE YOUR WORKOUTS ARE GOING IN FULL STOP!!! Dont accept the fact that everyone puts lots of weight on at christmas, it really doesnt have to be that way and being active will be a prime reason you don’t!!!
So time is short for you accept that, strip down your workout to the bare bones, in other words what is ESSENTIAL to get you working towards your capacity, and all the exercises that give you great value. When you do this, you will get rid of the not so important exercises, get rid of longer rest periods, and you get a great workout in a record short period of time, and you’re talking maybe 20 minutes!!!
No excuses, lets make the most of the next couple of weeks!!!
