Holidays Can Break Your Routine: Here’s How To Keep Exercising

The festive season can throw our exercise routines out the window. You might be staying somewhere different, with no access to a gym. Maybe your yoga studio is closed, or social sport is on a break. Or you might just be too flat out with social events to find the time. For some people, a break from pushing their bodies will be exactly what they need. But others will want to keep up the fitness and strength they’ve been working on throughout the year – and some will crave the mental release.

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