Your Pre-Thanksgiving Workout

So the big meal is upon us. I'd like to wish everybody a very Happy Thanksgiving and just remind you that there are ways to compensate for all that overeating we will be doing. Although I don't recommend overeating, I know that it sort of goes with the territory on Thanksgiving. So I have compiled this short (so there's no excuse to not get it in) but intense workout for you to do this week to get that metabolism moving fast and better able to burn up all the calories you'll be consuming.

I did this workout myself today and I was finished in about 30 minutes. The time will vary depending on your skill level, however, it should be intense no matter what.

What we have here are intervals of 2 minutes of running on the treadmill, hopping off carefully, doing 10x of an exercise and hopping back on the treadmill. It combines cardio intervals at different paces with cardio drills and strength drills, to combine building lean muscle, burning many calories,and shredding fat, thus speeding up your metabolism.

Alter this workout if you choose by using an elliptical machine, stairmaster, etc., but don't cheat yourself, use a challenging machine.

*2 min. treadmill (jog easy pace)
*hop off the treadmill and do 10 burpies, get back on the treadmill (I just left mine running and eased my way back on, be careful when doing this though)
*2 min. treadmill (medium pace)
*10 burpies
*2 min. treadmill (same pace)
*10 burpies
*2 min. treadmill (slightly faster pace)
*10 squat jumps
*2 min. treadmill (same pace)
*10 squat jumps
*2 min. treadmill (fast pace, not a sprint though)
*10 squat jumps
*2 min. treadmill (same pace)
*20 jumping jacks
*2 min. treadmill (faster pace)
*20 jumping jacks
*2 minute treadmill (same pace)
*20 jumping jacks
*2 min. treadmill (sprint)
*10 push-ups
*2 min. treadmill (slow down, but still fast))
*10 push-ups
*2 min. treadmill (easy jog)
*10 push-ups

Hit the showers!

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