Try This Workout Before Sitting Down for Thanksgiving Dinner

Enjoy a fun and effective workout the morning of Thanksgiving, whether you are at home or travelling. Here is one of our training-group favorites to burn some calories and not feel horribly guilty for eating most of the day and watching football.

If you cannot find a place to train or are travelling out of town on Thanksgiving, here is a fun one you can do just about anywhere:

Find a place to do pull-ups (a local playground, monkey bars, park, build your own, use the TRX)

Mix in some running or rucking intervals into a big PT day. We like to mix in several one-mile runs so you total 4-5 miles of running, mixed with as many rounds of pull-ups, push-ups, abs, squats and lunges as well.

For instance:

Repeat 4-5 times.

• Run one mile (or ruck if you prefer)*
• Pull-ups max reps
• Push-ups one minute (stay in a plank for the remainder of one minute if you fail at push-ups)
• Abs of choice 50

*Add in squats and lunges every half-mile of mile run sets (20 squats and 20 lunges)

**If you want to make the PT a little harder, mix in the Burpee/Pull-up Pyramid by doing sets 1-5 for the first set, 6-10 for the second set, 11-15 for the third set, then return in reverse order if you can manage the reps.

Easy stretch after …

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Day of friends, family, food and football.

Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL and fitness author certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Visit his Fitness eBook store if you’re looking to start a workout program to create a healthy lifestyle. Send your fitness questions to stew@stewsmith.com.

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