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Indoor Toil Or Outdoor Fun?
Wouldn't you rather be looking at the dramatic beauty of the English countryside instead of the wall in a gym?

With the Christmas season coming up quickly, people will soon realise that after it's all over and they'll have accumulated another couple of inches on their waistbands. As per usual, millions will vow under the influence of a good New Years bash, to loose weight and get fit. Sure enough they join an overpriced gym and six or seven weeks later they give up, and more than likely are still paying the average £600 for the year it costs.

There is another way you can keep your resolution which will make it easier and be a lot more enjoyable than having a muscle bound sun bed king demanding '10 more, now!' For the cost of average annual membership to a gym you could go on several weekend activity breaks, allowing you to do a huge variety of events while taking in England's amazing countryside, some fresh air and a change of scene!

The outdoor life can be better and healthier for you. Mountain Biking burns 480 calories alone, followed by horse riding burning 400 and kayaking/canoeing 300 calories. Add this to the fact that one in five gym member's only go once a month and burn 100 calories while we seem to be wasting £10 million on the Atkins advise books! It all adds up to making the great outdoors more and more appealing! You can stay in a huge list of hotels throughout the country. Join Lawrence Bresh to find out more about how getting out can be so much better than pumping iron!

SUGGESTED
QUESTIONS
  • Why do you think so many people join gyms in the New Year?
  • What's so different about getting outdoors?
  • What does the English countryside have to offer?
  • How can the new top up card make it easier for people to enjoy short breaks?
  • With such a variety of activities on offer can you recommend any or do you have a personal favourite?
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call 0845 330 0220
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outdoor
 
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