Movement
•Centr Team
Holiday hacks: Say goodbye to festive season stress
The songs tell us it’s the most wonderful time of the year. But when you’re fighting the crowds to find this year’s must-have kids’ gift or preparing to host judgy Aunt Judy for the holidays, it doesn’t always feel that way.
Whether holiday hustle is hitting your last nerve, or you need help making it home with all those freshly wrapped presents, we have double hacks to get you through.
Yes, you read that right: double hacks. Under normal circumstances, one would be enough to solve your problems. But the holidays are not normal circumstances, so we’re sending in reinforcements.
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1. Holiday shopping crowds left you feeling tense?
A long day spent circling for a parking spot and checking off every last thing on your list can send your stress levels spiraling. Leave unpacking the car for now and let’s unpack all that tension instead.
Holiday hack #1: Loosen up your shoulders and unclench tight glutes with Ingrid’s 10-minute Roll & Release stretching session. A foam roller, like the one you’ll find in the Centr Recovery Kit, is the perfect way to release knots from all those hard-to-reach places.
Holiday hack #2: Clenching your jaw or feeling it more in your temples? Feel more like yourself in 5 minutes with this Facial Massage from our Stress Relief Toolkit.
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2. Go a little too hard at the work party?
The end-of-year work party is notorious for a reason. While we can’t undo the moment you spilled a drink all over the general manager (or cover the dry cleaning bill coming your way on Monday), we can help you get through the next 24 hours.
Holiday hack #1: It doesn’t matter if you’ve just stumbled home or just woken up, priority one is fluids. Whip up an emergency Green Snack Smoothie to rehydrate and replace electrolytes.
Holiday hack #2: Priority two is a nutritious meal – preferably one you can cook on autopilot because brain hurty. These 6-ingredient dinners are made for this moment.
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3. Traveling with excess baggage?
Fact: nobody travels light over the holidays. Gifts for the cousins, bikes for the kids, festive sweaters for your hilarious family snaps. Think about the moves you’ll be making as you carry all this stuff cross-country: lifting suitcases into overhead compartments, squatting to pick up boxes, bending to strap kids into car seats… This is going to require training!
Holiday hack #1: Build up your functional strength for all this heavy holiday lifting with Centr’s Functional Movement Challenge – get started with the first workout. These exercises are designed to help you move better in everything you do.
Holiday hack #2: Resistance bands can be squeezed into even the most overstuffed bag, helping you stay strong through the holidays. You’ll find tube and fabric bands in the Centr Fitness Kit.
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4. Not sure how to please your picky cousins or in-laws?
Ahh, the holidays. They’re made to be spent with the people you love… and the people you love but prefer to avoid for the other 11 months of the year.
The coming together of families and friendship groups always throws up some tension. For starters, what are you supposed to feed these people? You know you can’t please everyone, but you’re sure as heck going to try!
Holiday hack #1: Nobody has time to cook a bunch of different mains, so go big on sides. From killer salads to a home-made hummus dip for early arrivals, these crowd-pleasing recipes will cover all bases.
Holiday hack #2: When the night is over, take a breath with a calming Yin Yoga session from Tahl. It’s the perfect time to roll out the Centr yoga mat.
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5. Just need to vent?
It can happen in a queue for photos at the mall. It can happen in the line for security at the airport. It can even happen in the produce aisle. The holiday hustle has seen us all blow a fuse at some point. But not this year. This year, you’ve come prepared...
Holiday hack #1: If you haven’t completed your gift wishlist just yet, may we suggest requesting a slam ball? Not only is training with slam balls great for your core strength, cardio fitness and functional movement patterns, they’re unsurpassed for letting off steam.
Holiday hack #2: Get those feel-good endorphins flowing with a high-intensity slam ball workout from Ingrid. Ahh, now doesn’t that feel better?
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