Stay In Shape While on Vacation

Everyone of us likes lying on the beach by the sea or an ocean getting a nice tan and taking a break from our chaotic lives back home. However, most of us feel out of shape and carry some extra pounds by the end of our week or two in paradise. Read on to learn how to maintain your routine and the hard earned body while on vacation.

1. Stay Active! Most people on vacation limit their activities to lying on the beach and indulging in sugary and high calorie alcoholic drinks. These high-in-empty-calories drinks not only going to slap on extra weight to your physique, but also will limit the experience from your vacation as there is so much more to do! Try going on trips from your hotel, enjoy some water activities such as jet skiing, kayaking or parasailing and going out to the city. These and other activities will not only keep you active and your metabolism ticking but also will enrich your stay abroad!
2. Eat Right! It is true that on vacation it is hard not to indulge in the guilty culinary pleasures such as pastries and junk food that you like. Unfortunately, our bodies tend to disagree with us on our food preferences. In other words, make sure to eat clean while on vacation. There are many great choices of fresh vegetables, lean meats, fish and sea food out there. Cut back on carbs as you likely will not burn them as effectively as if you'd do it while working with weights back home.
3. Cardio! Most of the hotel gyms have a gym where you can workout and do cardio. However, who wants to hit the dreadful treadmill while you are away from home? You can make your cardio much more fun by fiddling with the types of cardio you are doing. For example, go for a run on the beach. It's not only going to give you a nice tan, but also burn a significant amount of calories. Running on the sand makes it harder to run and therefore incorporates more muscle. As well, you can try to do a 20 minute HIIT cardio where you run as fast as you can for 30 seconds and lightly jog for 90 seconds.
4. Workout! It would be perfect to lift some weights, but if you lack a gym in your hotel or the mere motivation to visit it, you can still get a decent workout in your hotel room or on the beach. Due to the lack of gym equipment in the hotel rooms, you can perform the workout described below that will make you burn tons of calories without weights.

Hotel Workout:

Jumping Jacks 4x20

Jumping Squats 4x20

Jumping Lunge 4x20

Push ups 4x20

Dips (off the bench) 4x20

Perform the exercises in a circuit manner (no break in between the exercises) with 2 minutes break between the circuits.

With this regimen your vacation will get fun and you are guaranteed to stay in shape and feel great by the time you come back.

Enjoy!

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