by Tiffanie Grady-Gillespie, Certified Physical Trainer, Certified Corporate Wellness Coach, WickedFiTT
OK, I want to know. How many of you stuck to your workouts while you were on vacation? No judgement, just curious.
I am guessing the room is split. Those of you who enjoy working out, yes of course, why not?!? But, if you hate working out, then I am guessing hard pass.
I totally agree with all of you.
If you haven’t been exercising on the reg, a few days spent on vacation won’t make a difference in the big picture. If you have been training hard, the next few days still won’t make that much difference in the long run.
Side note No. 1: If you have not been working out, vacation may not be the time to start marathon training.
And No. 2: Please, for the love of Betsy…. don’t go anywhere near the scale for about a week after vacation. Your weight will be higher than normal. Give your body a few days to return to your eating, drinking and sleeping schedule.
Yes, you probably gained little weight. Vacation is vacation right?
My advice while on vacation is relax, enjoy yourself and just stay mindful of your diet.
Try to stay active. Maybe swimming, walking along the beach, riding bikes, hiking. Of course everything depends on climate.
Try fun foods and enjoy eating out. I love the 80/20 rule (eat nutritious food 80% of the time). Don’t be scared to indulge a little.
Vacation is vacation right?
Hmm… I am sensing a theme here.
OK, here is the super important part. We are all winding down. Getting back to reality. So now is the time to make sure to get back on track. This is also the hard part. Like. Brutal. I get it.
What we have to remember is, it’s what we do every day that matters. It’s about balance and consistency.
I hope you all have or had a wonderful, safe and healthy summer vacation.
