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Ally Head

I'm a 9x marathon runner who works out five times a week - 6 tips for making winter training enjoyable

Health Editor Ally Head on a winter run.

Hands up if you find training in winter... well, difficult? Pair a busy social calendar with baltic conditions and darker daylight hours and it's not a surprise that so many find it hard to get out.

The stats do the talking, really, with one PureGym UK Fitness Report finding that as many as 74% of people in the UK don't exercise during the winter months. This is the lowest level of physical activity the gym has recorded throughout the entire year and really puts into perspective how difficult us Brits find training outdoors when the weather isn't playing ball.

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