Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday season, which means: parties, cookie platters at work, the shamelessly re-gifted fruit cake (which, let's face it - truly is better suited as a doorstop rather than a yummy holiday edible), go to work in the dark and come home in the dark, the dreaded disagreeable weather - all come together to create the perfect weight-gain storm. I guess that's why we need to make promises to ourselves at the turn of the new year.

But it doesn't have to be that way or even to that extent. With a little musical motivation, making fitness a priority during the holidays, doesn't have to be painful. Unfortunately, there are more sappy holiday songs than there are upbeat, kick-butt, motivating ones. Lucky for you, I've done the heavy work (tissues in hand for those soul-wrenching songs). These festive songs of the season will get you motivated and help you crush your holiday weight loss and or maintenance goals. You'll be ho-ho-hoing your way all through the holidays.

Warm Up

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus And Lucy

Workout

Cool Down