Quitters’ Day shouldn’t just be once a year – the nation needs a break every now and again

If we were allowed the occasional day to let things go, I think we’d find getting back in the saddle much easier

Jenny Eclair
Tuesday 21 January 2020 00:14 GMT
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So that’s it, then. Dreams of ourselves living our fitter, happier, healthier best lives are now lying crumpled in the bin along with the burger wrappers and empty wine bottles.

Sunday was apparently National Quitters’ Day, the date when their statistics show that our collective willpower finally runs out of steam and we give up on our new year's resolutions. When chaps would retire to the sofa with a six-pack of lager and a box set, and women would look at the Peloton bike her partner lovingly sent from Santa less than a month ago, and wonder if it could be cited in the divorce.

The conclusion, made by fitness tracking app Strava, is based on number-crunching the activity of its community of athletes – a community I suspect does not include middle-aged women who have to be helped off the treadmill after a 30-minute cardio class – but I reckon their findings are pretty universal, regardless.

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