Holiday season comes with great cheer, but it also comes with alcohol- and calorie-laden parties, sweet treats and busy travel schedules — all of which can make good excuses for why you can’t keep exercising.

If you’re already convincing yourself that you can’t possibly fit in exercise this wintry season — because it’s too cold, you’re too busy meeting family obligations, or traveling between family and friends — you need ACE’s tips on how to bust the 6 most common excuses.

Won’t it be nice to enter the new year without having to start your exercise program from scratch and without extra holiday weight gain? Exercise will also help you beat holiday stress and keep energy levels up!

 

Marion Webb is the writer and editor for the American Council on Exercise and is an ACE–certified Personal Trainer and an ACE–certified Group Fitness Instructor.