It is Tuesday, December 27 2011. That means that you have just 4 days to get on the stick, and end this year right. Here is a 4 day “Finisher” program to do at the end of every workout this week. They are only 4 minutes, and will help you burn some additional calories for the week. Trust me, you’ll probably need the extra work after what you’ll likely get into Saturday night… ;P These finishers use the “Tabata” method of pushing as hard as you can for 20 seconds, then resting for 10 seconds. This is repeated 8x for 4 minutes. You’ll be alternating between two exercise for a complete, full body workout. This will be the hardest 4 minutes of your life. Ready? Let’s go!

Day one: *Dumbell Thrusters/Kettlebell swings* Use a dumbbell if no kettlebell is available

Day two: *Jump rope/Medicine Ball slams*

Day three: *Alternating Side Dumbell Lunge with Overhead Press/Single Leg Alternating Dumbell Row

Day four: High Knees/ Skaters

Add these finishers to the end of your workouts for the last 4 days of 2012, and you’ll have a great lead in to 2012!

Chad Smith is a Hagerstown personal trainer, fitness columnist, radio show host, and speaker whose “Metabolic Mayhem” fitness training program was called “One of The Best in The Country” by Emmy Award winning fitness celebrity Rocco Castellano. Find him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hometeamfitness, or listen to him weekdays at 12pm est on his FTNS radio show “Jump Start With Chad and Kat” on http://www.ftns.co