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I RESOLVE TO BE MORE ACTIVE
Whether this resolution is tied into your weight-loss goals or you just want to avoid degenerating into a sloth during your cruise, there are enough activity options to keep even the most high-adrenaline cruisers satisfied. Visiting the gym daily — or at least on at-sea days — is the most obvious option, and many of today’s mainstream cruises offer tricked-out gyms that rival anything you’ll find on land. Treadmills and stair-climbers often face out to sea or offer TV monitors so that you can catch up on your favorite binge shows while virtuously working out. But even cruisers who are uncomfortable in gyms can keep active by walking the deck, either alone or with early-morning groups; taking the stairs instead of the elevators; swimming in whichever pool has the fewest children in it; bowling; ice skating; practicing yoga; shooting hoops; or swinging a club on the sports deck. Or try something new such as braving a surf simulator or tackling a zipline.