As SELF’s fitness director and an ACE-certified personal trainer, I’ve joined, scrapped, rejoined, and switched up many a gym ...

Below, take your pick of 21 gentler New Year’s Eve ideas that perfectly bridge the gap between party rocking and bedrotting.

New Year’s Eve may never be your favorite holiday, but it doesn’t have to be a dumpster fire of a day. It is, after all, just one day out of 365. Let go of the narrative that it has to be a grand ...