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Sustainable fitness for 2026

When fitness becomes part of your life rather than something extra you have to “fit in,” you are far more likely to still be doing it beyond the first few weeks of January, says health coach Vivienne Rickman

Every January, the New Year “new you” pressure is immense. Everywhere we turn there are new routines, new rules, new gyms, new classes, new foods to eat that will give us a new improved version of ourselves in a few months.

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