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Athlete expectations during the holidays

For athletes, there are many challenges to navigate around during the holidays. It can be difficult to stay consistent with training because you are off your normal regime and your healthy diet is sabotaged by so many oh-so-good family tradition eats and treats. While some athletes have no trouble skipping workouts and indulging in sweets during the holidays, it's common for athletes to feel anxious about the many changes in the normal routine. While your frustration is not understood (or supported) by your non-athlete family members, you still feel that it is important to meet your expectations during the holidays.  So what's an athlete to do?  Do you say good bye to all good habits and let loose until the New Year? Do you refuse to change your routine because you need the control and stick to strict eating and structured training? Because every person should dedicate time to exercise for health on a daily basis and should focus on eati...