You need an element of surprise and adventure, whether that be as simple as a trip to go skiing in the mountains or to listen to music with unusual rhythms or a free-spirited quality.

Whatever you choose, from an aerobics class to downhill skiing, get involved in an activity that makes you feel free. In the process, you may be freeing yourself from the urge to overeat.

Besides dropping in on Santa, visitors to Lapland can enjoy trekking and skiing in Lemmenjoki Park with its dreamlike arctic landscape, dense forests, and free wilderness huts that dot the area.