Holiday Workout

Does carrying heavy shopping bags count as a holiday workout?

I typed in the words "holiday" and "workout" into a Google search. Here's what I found:

This workout video from Metacafe. Oh my, what an opening shot. How do you feel about pushup claps?

This Workout by Fit Mummy--as if there weren't enough pressure to get rid of the post-partum fat, the holidays add yet more pressure.

Here is a fitness routine by Men's Fitness that will help you lose five pounds during the holidays. Really! But it won't be easy, the author warns. You try it first--let me know how it goes?

The more links I follow, the more the consensus seems to be that quick, intense workouts are ideal for busy holidays. I think, on a psychological level anyway, they help you feel like you're somehow making up for missed workouts. Or maybe the most intense workouts are a kind of penance for the egg nog, champagne, and buttery latkes... regardless, I do think it's important to make time to work out during the holidays--but with the gift of no guilt if you happen to miss a few!

(Image via Ralf Hennig)

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