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Santa Claus attends boot camp before Christmas
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 2000: Chief Santa Claus Cliff Schneider leads a troop of potential Volunteers of America sidewalk Santas as they scoot through a training session at the Plaza hotel. They were told not to eat garlic or raw onions on duty and to keep "Ho-ho-hos" jovial and joyous, among other things learned in "Santa-class." (Photo by Budd Williams/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
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Even Santa Claus is worried about packing on the pounds this Christmas.
Saint Nicholas, like the rest of us presumably, had been training hard with The Ministry of Fun Santa's School in UK in preparation for his grueling international redeye this morning and all the milk and cookies, of course.
Take a look at the photos from @PAImages on Twitter below:
The workouts were held at the David Lloyd Club in Newbury, England, according to a release. The lessons included weightlifting to carry loads of presents, spin and aqua sessions for stamina and sleigh agility as well as yoga to fit down into chimneys.
"The Ministry of Fun Santa School is the UK's only genuine training school for professional Father Christmas performers," its website says.
