Let's keep it moving

Your December can handle cocktails and cheeseboards — and still fit in cardio. Here's how to stay on track without skipping the fun

- By Shreya Choudhuri

Here's a Dad joke that rolls around at this time of the year: There are two types of people in the world – those who shout, “Ten! Nine! Eight!...” at a party on Dec 31; and those who whisper “Ten! Eleven! Twelve!...” doing reps at the gym on Jan 1. Hahahah. Stop.

We disagree. Be the person who does both. It's hard, when December typically packs in a reunion, 14 weddings, a Secret Santa exchange, the office Christmas party, and year-end meetups. Yoga instructor Vanshika Pandey who has trained Malaika Arora and Sara Ali Khan; and Sahil Chauhan, consultant at Anytime Fitness, offer advice on how to keep at your get-fit goals as cocktails and cake fly past.

Zoom in on micro commitments. Even gym trainers know how tough it is to stick to a regimen when social commitments loom.