There’s nothing like a New Year’s resolution to make you lose all faith in yourself. The shortest route to an empty bank account is a vow to save money. Pledge to eat healthier and it’s a sure bet you’ll be gorging on nachos before sundown. And as for getting in shape—don’t even get us started. Let’s be honest: January was not invented so that you could remake yourself. January was invented to put health clubs and Jenny Craig outlets in the black. Are we cynical? Of course we are. How could it be otherwise on the boulevard of broken promises?
And yet. (You knew this was coming, right?) Maybe 2015 will be different. Maybe we’ve been going about this whole getting-in-shape thing the wrong way. Maybe it shouldn’t be an expiation for December’s sins. Maybe it should be…fun. No, really. Why should health = torture? Why should fitness = boredom? Isn’t yoga on a paddleboard at Discovery Green as good for you as a treadmill? Of course it is. Ditto trampoline dodgeball and adventure racing. Ditto 5Ks that end in happy hours. We think.
Anyway, this year we’ve set about the task of tracking down the coolest activities from Conroe to Clear Lake, thrown in a little fashion, some state-of-the-art fitness gadgets, even provided a pumped-up playlist to give your workout a whole new soundtrack. Who knows if it’ll work, but you can’t say we didn’t try.
A League of Your Own
Everything’s better with a friend, or 10.
Stylish Workout Gear for the New Year
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The Greatest Workout Classes You’ve Never Tried
These creative, often unusual approaches to fitness may just be the thing to get you off the couch.
At Snap Kitchen, a Crash Course in Eating Right
Can a dining editor survive on health food alone?
Houston’s Hike & Bike Trails Await!
From The Woodlands to Deer Park and back again
Bit by Bit: Finding Motivation Through Tech Gadgetry
Blink, vibrate, success!
At Traditional Gyms, Finding New Ways to Compete
Old-school gyms are learning how to stand out in a Crossfit world.
Turn Up for What? The 2015 Workout Playlist
A playlist to spur your savage beast
No Sweat: Workout Gear is in Style
Beyond just yoga pants, these fit fashions will have you looking great both in and out of the gym.
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