XMAS EXCESS
1 WORKOUT WONDERLAND
“Take your training up a notch over Christmas and get into fighting-fit condition by mixing up some cardio when you can grab time away from work,” suggests Sol Gilbert, health expert at Tanita and director at Underground Gym (underground-gym.com).
“Find a piece of cardio equipment, grab yourself a set of dumbbells, a slam ball and smash out this 20-minute workout.”
Warm-up
Start off by stretching all major muscle groups.
Then begin to mobilise your body with a gentle warm-up: perhaps a 5-min jog on the treadmill at a steady pace.
Main event
Set your timer to 20 mins and see how many rounds of the below circuit you can complete:
60 secs of high-knee sprinting as fast as you can
15 x ball slams
10 x dumbbell thrusters
5 x burpees
30 secs rest
2 BOXING DAYS
“Exercise is scientifically proven to reduce stress, and my favourite stress-busting workout is boxing,” says Marc McLaren, PureGym strength and conditioning trainer. “You could get yourself in front of a heavy bag, set the timer for two-minute intervals and then release that tension. As it’s the Christmas period,
