The new year can be the perfect opportunity to revamp your fitness regime.
So, instead of pushing ourselves to the limit the moment we have digested our Boxing Day dinner, why not try the ‘anti-January fitness challenge’ this new year, and focus on doing less, listening to your body, and moving in a way nourishes and protects both your muscles and your mind? Julia says enthusiasm is a good thing, but she has seen what happens when people have unrealistic expectations of themselves – it never ends well.
Here are Karen’s top tips for starting a new habit with exercise that doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing: Begin to notice how different types of exercise make you feel depending on your mood or emotional state. How do you feel after a session of HIIT? Refreshed, more vigorous, or does it leave you feeling more fatigued? How about when you lift weights? How do you feel after?