Gym-goers get a special pre-Thanksgiving workout

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Before all the turkey, desserts and the dreaded food coma, a gym in Wilmington wanted to set up a special workout to earn that meal.

Fitness trainer at No Limit Gym, Rasheed Diab, set up this Thanksgiving workout to get people to burn some calories before they eat them back tonight.

The group played a card workout game where each card corresponded with a workout like push-ups and mountain climbers.

Allea Oliver, one of the participants, said that she could’ve been relaxing like most on thanksgiving, but the hard work is worth it.

“I can eat as much as I want without any guilt because I know I came here and put in the work,” Oliver said. “So I probably won’t gain any weight, I’ll just stay where I am.”

Diab says that it’s great working with these people who all have a wide range of skills and is happy to see them getting out before they all have a big Thanksgiving dinner.