I just had a wonderful visit with my sister, her husband, and my 16 year old niece, and 14 year old nephew. I love them so much!! They come every year and visit us at the beach. They are on vacation, however, we are not! It's a challenge, as I'm sure many of you know when you live at the beach to not be on vacation every time you have visitors! I want to share a few tips that I put into practice while they were here to not go overboard and get off my health and fitness regimen.
First of all, try and resist temptation. I joked with my family that I was glad I didn't run into any clients while I was at the grocery store. If someone had looked in my basket they would have thought I was a hypocrite! I had some things in there I would never be caught dead having in my house... pop tarts, frozen waffles filled with strawberry filling, and sugared cereal to name a few! However, my sweet niece and nephew requested some items and I wanted them to be happy on vacation! I don't have a problem resisting these certain foods. However, it was a challenge to turn down the dark chocolate and wine! And, so, I did splurge a little, but it was on "pure" items!
Second, fit in exercise when you can. I only get to see my family twice a year; once in the summer and then at Christmas. So I value every minute I have with them. While I continued to train clients while they were here, I didn't want to take extra time away to get my workouts in. So one day on the weekend I woke up early and hopped on the treadmill and did a short 30 minute sprint interval session (remember, intervals burn up to 9 times more fat than steady state cardio!) Then one day I did a workout on the beach. Instead of getting a "regular" gym workout in, I brought a band down to the beach and did a circuit. Wow, I forget how challenging basic exercises like lunges are when you do them in the sand!
Finally, drink lots of water. Make sure you stay hydrated especially if you are imbibing on extra adult beverages. When we all get together we tend to have a few extra glasses of wine than we normally would. We get to talking and laughing and having a ball! But I made sure to drink a ton of water and that helps a lot! So I'm not a complete "angel," but I did stick with many of my basic philosophies! I hope these tips are helpful the next time you have visitors!
Yours in health,
Colleen Riddle
Colleen Riddle
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