Life must be in a rough patch when even the fitness and weight-loss folks are telling people to take it easy.

With cocktail parties and celebratory dinners largely canceled by the pandemic, many purveyors of well-being aren’t issuing their usual holiday missives urging customers to resist second helpings, dodge the cookie tray or mind the nightcaps. Instead, weight-loss programs, fitness apps and lifestyle brands are emphasizing ways that users should be kinder and gentler to themselves.

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This post first appeared on wsj.com

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