6 At Home Workouts For Your Busy Holiday Season

It’s the busiest time of the year! Wait…I mean “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” sang classic Andy Williams style. In all truthfulness this time of year can be quite busy and it can be hard to make it into the gym, even for 1 hour. Here is a list of quick, simple and effective workouts to keep you in shape through the busy season:

*Note*: The workouts are set up so that you keep a score. Track the score (whether that be total rounds plus reps, total reps or time) and then complete the workouts a second or third time towards the end of the holiday season to see if you can improve.

1) 10 Minute AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) of:

• 10 push ups

• 10 air squats

• 10 burpees

• 10 walking lunges

**Complete 10 push ups then 10 air squats then 10 burpees and finally 10 walking lunges. Do this on repeat until the 10:00 is up. Track your rounds and reps in the final round.

2) “Annie”:

50-40-30-20-10

Jump Rope (double unders if possible)

Sit ups

**Complete 50 jump rope then 50 sit ups then 40 jump rope then 40 sit ups…etc. This workout is for time, so see how fast you can knock it out!

3) Run 5K:

Find a 5K (3.1 mile) loop and complete this for time.

**Record this time and try to improve it next time.

4) 16 Minute AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) of:

400 meter run (this is one lap around a track or 1/4 of a mile and should take 2 minutes or less)

20 burpees

**Complete as many rounds of this couplet as you can.

5) 20 Minute EMOM (Every Minute On The Minute) of:

• Minute 1: 40 mountain climber

• Minute 2: 30 second plank hold

• Minute 3: 20 air squats

• Minute 4: 10 burpees

**Complete this cycle 5 times. If you want to record a score on this workout record how fast you complete the mountain climbers, air squats and burpees.

6) Death By Push Ups:

• at 0:00 on the clock (minute 1) complete 1 push up

• at 1:00 on the clock (minute 2) complete 2 push ups

• at 2:00 on the clock (minute 3) complete 3 push ups…etc.

**Complete as many rounds (minutes) of this cycle as you can until you fail to complete the number of push ups required in that minute. This one is sneaky :).

These are normal workouts that we might complete any day at CrossFit Ridge City and they are great workouts to keep in your pocket for a day when it’s too busy to make it to the gym. Carve out about 10 minutes to get loose and warm and then knock these out. Most of these workouts can be completed under 45 minutes. Some of them can be completed in much less time. The trick is to truly give your best effort and keep the intensity high. Try to set a score that’s hard to beat each time.

If you like these workouts then you will love what we do day-to-day at CrossFit Ridge City. If you aren’t already a member book a No-Sweat Intro with us now at https://calendly.com/crossfitridgecity-info/30min and we can show you around the gym, learn about your goals and develop a plan to help you meet and exceed those goals!