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Let me give you some vacation recovery advice before you sail, fly, or in case you hit the lottery drive away on summer vacation. Some of the best laid healthy eating and fitness plans and bitten the dust because of vacations and holidays. The road to optimal fitness is often blocked with vacation setbacks. Here are some common vacation fantasies: What’s one more Margarita?I don’t go on vacation everyday, I’m allowed to have fries.Who exercises on vacation?Any of those sound familiar. The worse thing to do is to get all hyped up and crash diet or exercise like a fiend.Here’s the PlanJust get back to your healthy eating plan. Include lots of vegetables and fruit, they will fill you up quicker, and keep you full longer (kinda like the all you can eat buffets you may have had on your excursions). Drink, drink, drink, and you know I mean water, lots of it. Go back and read the fit tip on alcohol again. Have your wine if you must, but the mixed drinks aren’t going to help you shed those extra pounds any quicker.Walk Run BikeDon’t let the weather hold you back. Of course if it’s 102 in the shade keep your hiney inside or workout early morning before the heat wave hits. You’re gonna have to kick it up a notch or two in order to get the juices flowing again. Whatever cardio activities you’re choosing add 10-15 minutes more each time.Get LiftedYou know how crucial resistance training is to firing up your metabolism. In case you’ve forgotten, the more muscle mass you have the more calories you burn, even at rest. Muscle tissue is metabolically active and your body works hard at keeping up with its demands. Therefore, it stands to reason that the more muscle you have the harder your body will work to sustain it. In addition, resistance training is a great stress reducer. If you’re beating yourself over a few gained pounds, stop. Grab some weights and go for it. Now, if you’ve been lifting the “ooh baby don’t hurt yourself ones“, it may be time to go a little heavier. Keeping in mind that proper form is most important.
An active lifestyle and a healthy eating plan are the cornerstones to optimal health and fitness. Look for the balance that allows you to reach your goals without the feelings of deprivation. Having a healthy, fit and strong body is like being on vacation everyday.
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