This year I’m staying on top of winter weight gain by working out every weekday from November 28-December 25, using a different work out from my Workouts Page. Join in and stay active by pledging your participation in the comments section below. You do not need to run to participate – any physical activity will do!
Workouts
Week 1
- November 28: 34 minutes, 3.65 miles treadmill routine
- November 29: 30 minute HIIT treadmill routine
- November 30: 22 minute treadmill routine + 20 minute stair stepper routine
- December 1: 10x10x10 Workout – 10 exercises, done 10 times each, for 10 sets – burpees, squat jumps, push ups, crunches, dips, jump tucks, jumping lunges, leg lowers, plank jacks, and squat thrusts. Aka the hardest thing I have ever done in my entire 28 years of existence. Credit: Kary
- December 2: 5 mins each speed on treadmill: 4 | 6.5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7.5 (all 4′s with 3% incline) + 10 minutes elliptical
Week 2
- December 5: 30 minutes 3.5 miles treadmill routine, 10 minute treadmill walk, 10 minute stair stepper
- December 6: 35 minutes, 3.75 miles treadmill routine
- December 7: 30 minutes, Jillian Michaels Shred DVD Level 2
- December 8: 45 minutes, 4.75 miles treadmill routine, 15 minute treadmill @ 4.0 & 4% incline
- December 9: 30 minute HIIT treadmill routine, 15 minute treadmill @ 4.0 & 4% incline
Week 3
- December 13: 40 minutes, 4.1 miles treadmill routine, 18 minutes stair stepper
- December 14: 35 minutes, 3.85 miles HIIT treadmill routine
- December 17: 40 minutes, 4.25 3-2-1 treadmill routine, 10 minute Hills walking
Week 4
- December 19: 20 minutes running treadmill, 5 minutes level 15 hills walking
- December 20: 60 minutes, 30-20-10 workout
- December 21: HIIT Cardio Routine 1
- December 22: 8 minute at-home cardio circuit x 3
Tweet about your workouts with hashtag #20DayChallenge, or sport a button on your blog to show you’re participating!
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I’m so in!
I blog about food and leave my workouts to myself, but I do plan on working out every day from now until Christmas (and beyond)! Good luck, everyone!
I’m in! Great idea!
I will definitely be participating! I wasn’t able to do yesterday due to a cold/fever. However, I will be doing today’s as soon as I get home from school tonight
thanks for the encouragement !!!
I need this! Because I am also not saying no to Christmas cookies. Thanks for being my virtual workout motivational coach. I’ll walk around Lake Calhoun at least once for you up here in Minneapolis
Yay! I love it! I just finished a November 30 minutes a day challenge and this is good motivation to keep it going. I’m in!
I love me a challenge!
I’m in!! I too end up on the treadmill often due to weather. I love your workouts!! A run’s a run — indoors or out.
I’m in!
I am going to do it but cheat a little bit… I actually love to run on the weekends so I am going to workout at least twenty days between now and Christmas but might take some weekdays off. Great idea!!
I’m definitely in! I need the final push before the holiday celebrations!
I’m in! Since I’m in a few days late, I’ll add a couple weekend days in, too:-)
Great idea, I’m in too! I’m also a couple days late (but I worked out Monday) so I’ll have to make up for yesterday!
I’m going to totally do this! Though I love yoga on the weekends, so I might mix up a few of my 20 days
I’m in too, been doing since Monday. Thanks!
I’ve been doing this since Monday! Love the variety of treadmill routines posted on your page–makes boredom impossible!
Still here!
30 minutes of Jillian Michael’s Making the Cut! did it so quickly that I think it was more cardio than weights!
45 min of elliptical today!
I am doing a modified version of your workouts… your workouts are a bit hard core for me. But I appreciate the variety! I shared it on Pinterest! Thanks!
Was really thankful for the challenge today – got me out there in -28C (-18F) to do almost 5K!
I work out 6 days a week with 1 day to rest, yesterday was supposed to be rest, but I went sledding with 5 little kids which is a ridiculous work out combined with running in snow boots and up and down hill! Also, did some lunges holding 2 25lb kiddos, so I am considering that a work out and taking today off to rest due to a slight sore neck.
Glad to have ideas for variety!
I’m a bit late to the party, but I’m in! I’ll start tomorrow with the goal of 20 workouts before New Year’s Day (I don’t celebrate Christmas anyways). Hopefully the tweeting will keep me motivated!