Does the festive periods stress your inner athlete? There has been a fair bit of attention around the stress and anxiety the festive period can cause to training. In particular around training routines, sessions, and festive food. Being a festive stressor is definitely something I can say I have been a bit of a victim of in the past, but I have since moved on. So I thought I'd share this experience and journey in a little Christmas themed bonus episode. In this episode I sit down with my sister to talk around my experience of being an athlete and Christmas. I share my past mindset around the topics of training and food at Christmas and where I am now and my thoughts and reflections on it all. My sister brings in some runner outsider perspectives and her thoughts and reflections as someone very close to me. Big shout out to her for joining the pod today! Thanks to everyone who is part of the Fitter, Faster, and Happier community. I hope you all have a really lovely Christmas period! Something a bit different, but hopefully you were able to find some enjoyment or value in this! Long story short life is long so enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------------- Link to the Article by Tom Craggs Harvard's Study on Happiness and Longevity (Key Points) Follow @fitterfasterhappier on Instagram to join the community, share your thoughts, and get guest updates...