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The rise of the family fitness holiday
Scottish Daily Express
|July 24, 2025
Family fitness is booming. From parent-child exercise classes to intergenerational parkruns and more, it’s never been more popular to work out with your kids.

And it's a trend experts have welcomed. Personal trainer Glyn Forshaw tells me: “Instilling healthy habits like exercise from a young age can only be a good thing in our increasingly sedentary society. Plus, feelgood endorphins are a wellness wonder the whole family can benefit from.”
And this year Google trends are showing we're taking things to the next level - enter family fitness holidays.
As a former runner itching to get back to some semblance of movement, I knew I had to give it a go. A health boost, check. A mental health boost, double check. Could it be the wellness hack we'd all been missing?
We wandered slowly and steadily around Lake Brienz, not long but lovely
This story is from the July 24, 2025 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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