12/12/2023 - the_haven - 12 Days of Christmas

BackBlast:

Today was Dec 12, so we did the 12 Days of Christmas! It was a chilly one so we kept moving, so there were even some layers shed!

We started with a warm-up: some arm circles, some side steps, jumping jacks, butt kickers.

The we jumped right into it:

1 Partridge in a pear tree=lap

2 Turtle doves=Star jumps

3 French hens=weighted flappers

4 Calling Birds=Lateral raises

5 Golden Rings=Around the world lunges

6 Geese-a-laying=monkey humpers

7 Swans-a-swimming= Swimmers

8 Maids-a-milking = Piston Rows

9 Ladies dancing = figure 4 single leg calf raise

10 Lords-a-leaping = squat jumps 

11 Pipers Piping = weight by mouth and extend

12 Drummers Drumming = Choppers

We finished and we stayed warm!

In total we did:

12 laps (about 2 miles)
22 star jumps
30 flappers
36 lateral raises
40 around the world lunges
42 monkey humpers
42 swimmers
40 piston rows
36 single leg calf raises
30 squat jumps
22 front tricep ext
12 choppers

We ended with a COT from Jordan Peterson’s book “The 12 Rules for Life”

1. “Stand up straight with your shoulders back.”
2. “Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping.”
3. “Make friends with people who want the best for you.”
4. “Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.”
5. “Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them.”
6. “Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.”
7. “Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient).”
8. “Tell the truth – or, at least, don’t lie.”
9. “Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t.”
10. “Be precise In Your Speech.”
11. “Do not bother children while they are skateboarding.”
12. “Pet a cat when you encounter one in the street.”