Work (out) smart, not hard.

By: Lara Ceroni

We’ve all been there: Woken up in the morning, our optimism high as the rising sun, knowing that today’s the day we’re going to push out that extra 3 miles on that treadmill, climb that mother of a mountain in spin or breaststroke our way across that last 500 metres in the pool. Then the day arrives. Deadlines loom, meetings overwhelm and the phone never ceases its incessant ring. All of a sudden that 60 minutes of promised gym time goes down to 50, then 40; then comes the pretext: "Even if I only do 30 minutes, I’ll be happy." Before you know it, you’re at home; heels kicked, makeup off, dinner and wine arriving in your not-so-distant future. In comes Smidge….
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