Traveling can be a great way to relax and have a vacation. Going on holiday, most people let themselves go, meaning that the holiday becomes a great excuse for eating poorly, drinking lots of alcohol and sleeping even worse. This should not be so. Keeping your head level and maintaining your health and fitness, even on holiday, is possible and nowhere near a chore. Here is how you could achieve that.
Your Nutrition Matters – Not a Diet
Diets work for a while and then people get tired from them and decide that a thousand calories more are not going to hurt. Then they repeat that for a month and things get back to the way they used to be.
Diets should not be your priority, but a healthy and sustainable nutrition. If your nutrition is good, then going on holiday also means that you will keep things as they were. Finding the right food is easy, every place should have vegetables, fruit and meat, which is the bulk of every nutrition plan.
Working Out Anywhere
Going on a holiday does not mean that one should all of a sudden become lazy and forget that they can exercise and walk. Walking is an easy way to exercise, one that can also take you exploring, so that you can see your destination in person. The first hand experience, when you travel on foot, can be more rewarding than using tour busses or cars.
Hiking and cycling are great ways to exercise on holidays. Swimming is also another alternative if you are going anywhere near water, be it lakes, rivers or a sea/ocean.
Do Not Overindulge
Some people consider holidays a perfect getaway, where everything is allowed, from eating bad food to overdrinking. While you could have some unhealthy food and drink alcohol, do so as you would normally, in moderation. Going overboard with food and drinks is a great way to ruin your mood, holiday, as well as make getting back into shape a more difficult journey. Just consume everything in moderation, while sticking to your nutrition plan, and you should be healthy and fit while on holiday.
Travel With Like Minded Friends
Traveling with people who prefer partying and eating lots of unhealthy food is a great way to put peer pressure on yourself to join them. You can avoid that by traveling with more athletic people who will more likely want to walk, explore and workout, rather than simply go to parties, eat food and sleep very little. Surround yourself with friends who will make you active.
Choose an Active Destination
Going to a resort where there are plenty of lazy people might not be the best destination. A skiing resort, on the other hand, or going camping or rock climbing, mountain climbing, swimming or diving, are much better destinations than a resort. Destinations which keep you active are great at keeping you honest and fit.
Staying fit on holiday is easy, provided you do not overindulge and simply keep moving and using your body to exercise and explore the world.
