5 active New Year's Eve activities that will keep you on your toes

What to do in your city for the holidays? Ideas for those who don’t want to stay at home

January 4, 2022, 6:35 p.m. MSC

It’s a good time to try something you’ve never done before.

The best way to stretch your holiday enjoyment is to fulfill your longtime “wants” or try something new. Going abroad still isn’t easy, but that doesn’t mean the fun is canceled. The city also has a lot of interesting things to do – we have collected the options available to everyone.

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The main “masthead” of vacations is ice skating. Now there are skating rinks in almost every city. Lifehack: in order not to stand in lines at rental shops, come with your own equipment. If you don’t have it, you can rent it in advance from specialized services: the condition of things will be better, and they will cost less, especially if you plan to devote a few days to winter sports.

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Walk around the city center and visit the fairgrounds

Another good option is to walk around the dressed up streets. It can be a town square, a cozy square or a boulevard. In the decorated corners of your city you can arrange a fabulous photo shoot, and then go to the New Year’s fair, where there is a particularly magical atmosphere. They usually sell traditional holiday treats such as gingerbread, warming mulled wine, handmade gifts and knitted items. Isn’t this New Year’s magic?

Go to a spa

It’s not easy to travel nowadays, but you can recreate the vacation atmosphere at a spa. Thai massages, body wraps, facials – just what the doctor ordered to recover from a tough year. Bathing procedures will also help you to relax and renew. Aroma steam, hammam, Finnish sauna, warm or cold font with herbal infusions – your choice.

Go skiing in the park

If you want to be away from the hustle and bustle, you can combine the pleasant with the useful and go cross-country skiing. You don’t have to go out of town – many parks have lighted cross-country ski trails that are suitable for classic style skiing. It’s a great way to spend time in the fresh air and work off the olivier, a hundred tangerines and cakes. And afterwards you can sit down in a nice café and warm yourself with warm tea.

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A walk on cross-country skis gives a good cardio load. Such a workout – if you move in an active mode with good intensity – can burn about 700 calories, or even more. The calf and quadriceps muscles of the thighs are working here, just like in ice skating. Cross-country skiing involves your arms and shoulder girdle, because you have to push off with poles. The abs, cortex muscles will be engaged as stabilizers, keeping the body in balance and keeping the posture straight.

Play winter soccer

Daniel: Another interesting option is a winter soccer game on snowdrifts. In terms of technique, it is closer to beach soccer and will be even more energy-consuming than the usual game on the lawn. This is due to the fact that the surface is unstable, loose, feet get stuck in the snow – additional effort is required for movement. Quite a fun activity and an effective workload.