There are so many reasons to add exercise into your routine: the serious ones — like managing seasonal affective disorder [1] and combatting holiday weight gain [2] — and then the fun ones, like these (try to follow logical progression here).
- More workouts, more pie
- More pie, more happiness
- More happiness, more workouts
- More workouts, more endorphins
- More endorphins, less stress
- Less stress, more holiday cheer
- More holiday cheer, more pie
- More pie, more workouts
- More workouts, less anxiety about your grandma asking when nonexistent boyfriend is coming to dinner — wait what?
So there you have it. Exercise is the key to a happy holiday season. You heard it here first.