A festive PAX of 8 joined me for a Christmas-music filled breezy morning at The Chapel!
Where: The Chapel
When: Dec. 22, 2020
PAX: Canvas, 007, Duchess, Ranger, Glammy, McQueen, Mentor, Summertime
Q: Luna
Tha Thang: Warm up with a long jog around The Chapel. For the duration of each song on the playlist, repeat 12 reps of the first exercise, 25 reps of the second exercise, and an up & back parking lot run. (Exercises are standard, but with festive descriptions 🎄)
Run, Run Rudolph—Lynyrd Skynyrd (3:33)
12 Elf Squat Jumps
25 Candy Cane Crunches
My Favorite Things—Kelly Clarkson (2:49)
12 Tree-Topper Tricep Extensions
25 Elf-on-the-Shelf Superwomans
All I Want For Christmas Is You—Mariah Carey (4:00)
12 Reverse Rockettes Single Leg Deadlifts (each side)
25 Star Jacks
Holly Jolly Christmas—Dolly Parton (3:21)
12 Christmas Punch Push-ups
25 Russian (Doll) Twists
Very Merry Christmas—Dave Barnes (3:50)
12 Sugar Plum Split Squats (each side)
25 Ice Skaters
Man With The Bag—Jessie J (2:44)
12 Beastly Bulging Bicep Curls
25 Penguins
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing—Lincoln Brewster (3:09)
12 (Good) Morning(s) Person only on Christmas
25 Re-decorate the Tree Rows
Deck the Hall—Nat King Cole 1:09
Jingle Bell BURPEES (Straight Burpees, no run!)
Candy Cane Lane—Sia (3:32)
12 Mary’s Donkey Kicks (each side)
25 Tick Tocks is it Christmas Yet?
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree—Brenda Lee (2:06)
12 Santa’s Speed Bags
25 Hallelujah High Knees
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen—Pentatonix (2:30)
12 Goblet of Wassail Squats
25 Mistletoe Calf Raises
Carol of the Bells—John Williams (1:25)
12 Santa’s Bag Shoulder Taps
25 Elf Jacks
You Make it Feel Like Christmas (2:36)
12 Gingerbread Walking Lunges
25 Snowman Squat-Twists (26 to make it even)
Mele Kalikimaka—Kasey Musgraves (2:52)
12 Hanging-of-the-Greens Overhead Presses
25 Snow Globe Mountain Climbers
Jingle Bells—Ben Rector (3:00)
12 Welcome Christmas Overhead Pendulums
25 Flying Reindeer Bridge Flies
Stretch to cool down.
Inspiration: From Shauna Niequist’s daily devotional, Savor: “Let’s be courageous in these days. Let’s choose love and rest and grace…Let’s honor the story—the silent night, the angels, the miracle child, the simple birth, with each choice that we make.”
FiA Knoxville 