I can’t believe the holidays are finally here! It is my favorite time of the year! There is so much magic around the holidays and I love how festive everything is. We all know how hectic the holidays can be, making it difficult to find the time to squeeze in a workout. Today I wanted to share a quick and easy workout that can be done in the comfort of your own home.
EXERCISE 1:Roll Downs
To start this exercise sit with your bottom on the floor, back tall, and feet flat on the ground.
From this position, lower your back without moving your feet from the ground. Remember to keep your core engaged and squeezed tight! You want to imagine you are scooping out your tummy and creating a “U” shape in your core. Once you roll backwards, roll back up to sitting tall. Repeat exercise in sets of 8, 3 times.
EXERCISE 2: Hundreds
We have all heard of the dreaded hundreds! These are SO hard, but I feel that they really target the muscles in my core that I want to reach. Hundreds can be done with straight or with bent legs in table top position. (shown below) I find that when my legs are straight out in front of me it is much more difficult. To begin, lie on your back with your legs in tabletop position. When ready, life your neck and shoulders and pump your arms while in a curled position. Hundreds are done in sets of 10 for 10 counts. The goal is to power all the way through to 100, but rests can be made throughout if needed.
EXERCISE 3: Leg Extension to the Side
Now that we have targeted our abs, we have to get our legs! Leg extensions to the side are killer, and I feel that they target that “bikini bottom” line that we all want to hit when working out.
To begin this exercise, start on all fours. Make sure that your weight is placed equally between your arms and your legs.
After this is found, lift your right leg to the side at a 90 degree angle. If this is enough for you, you can repeat this 10 times on each leg, lowering your leg back to the tabletop position in between sets. I usually alternate between legs.
If you want to make it a little more challenging, from this 90 degree position, extend your leg out directly to the side. Make sure that the rest of your body does not move! The weight should still be equally placed between your arms and leg. Once your leg is extended, bend it back in and place it down to our starting all fours position. Repeat 10 times on each side, by alternating legs.
EXERCISE 4: Burpees
We have all heard of a burpees. I love doing burpees because I feel like they target my entire body! To start, stand with your legs underneath your hips and stand tall. A burpee begins by jumping up in the air with straight knees and arms above your head.
Once we land from this position, we crouch down and place our arms on the floor in front of us. 
From this position, we shoot our legs out behind us to our plank position. From this position, we bring our legs back in to our crouched position and repeat the jump up. This exercise is down very quickly! I do it in sets of 8. A full set includes a jump up, crouch, plank, and crouch. It then repeat with the jump up.
I hope that your holidays are off to a great start! With the stress that the holidays bring, I have found that by squeezing in a few minutes for myself makes me feel much better. If you have any questions about these exercise, or want more of what I like to do, please reach out to me!
I appreciate you stopping by!
XO,
Ri