If You’ve Just Returned From A Holiday, Here’s How To Get Back Into Shape –Hybryd
by Liz Seyi Digital marketing managerWith it
now being September, a lot of you will have presumably had your summer holidays
by this point. If so, you will have hopefully got plenty out of your time away
(even if, owing to cost or practical pressures, it might have been more a case
of spending time away from your desk, than the UK).
Whatever
the situation for you, there’s a good chance that if you’re reading this, you
might have overdone it a touch on some of the classic holiday indulgences. You
know what we mean – things like snacking left, right and centre, or snoozing
the hours away in a holiday resort instead of staying committed to the fitness
routine to which you’re accustomed at home.
Well,
presuming you are now back at home (or whatever ‘home’ now is in
today’s world of widespread remote working), you might be appreciative of a few
tips to help you get back into a fitness groove. Below are some of our
suggestions.
Don’t
feel guilty about what you did on holiday
Once
you’ve returned from your vacation, it’s time to consider your vacation as
being ‘in the past’ – because it is.
Even if
you didn’t exercise at all on your break, or ate too much unhealthy food, your
return is the perfect moment to declare a ‘clean slate’ and refuse to carry
those negative feelings any further. In fact, it gives you a great opportunity
to begin measuring your results as you get started on a new fitness journey (or
a fresh chapter of your existing one).
Get
moving again, even if things aren’t perfect at first
There’s
a saying that “anything worth doing is worth doing badly at first” – and here
at Hybryd, we certainly believe that
when it comes to exercise.
Obviously,
if you had a reasonably physically active break, this advice won’t apply so
much to you – but if you did simply “slob out” on your holiday, now is
the time to get moving again, so that you can start burning those accumulated
calories.
That
said, if you’ve just spent a few days or a week doing almost nothing on the
exercise front, it’s probably a good idea to avoid all vigorous exercise for
your first week or so back home.
Low-intensity
exercises, such as walking, swimming, and cycling on an exercise bike, could be
great for easing yourself back in, with a target of about 30 to 60 minutes’
exercise a day. You can then gradually work up the intensity of your fitness
activities after that first week.
Put
together a fitness plan and schedule
Just in
case the advice we’ve given so far might have given the impression that the key
to post-holiday exercise success is simply to ‘take things easy’, we thought we
would also emphasise the importance of being deliberate with your approach to
exercise. That, at the very least, means deciding on a plan.
Whether
you’re trying to get back into a previous fitness routine, or you’re coming up
with something entirely new, whatever you decide needs to be informed by your
current health, age, diet, goals, and other variables.
Your
schedule and the amount of free time you have will also be a great influence,
of course. So, it’s a good idea to take the time now to research the fitness
classes near you, and to consider which ones would suit your exercise
objectives, at the same time as conceivably fitting in well with your other life
commitments. Remember that online ‘on-demand’ fitness classes are widespread
these days, so it’s not necessarily a case of only looking for classes that
might be held in traditional brick-and-mortar premises.
And of
course, you shouldn’t forget that you will likely stand a better chance of
remaining committed to a particular physical activity in the long term, if it
is one you genuinely enjoy. That might mean putting regular gym visits in the
diary, or cycling to work, or even taking on something quirkier like a dance
class. The choice is yours.
Finally,
another choice you will have to make, is where to purchase your fitness attire.
If you like the idea of purchasing high-quality, but also affordable workout clothing online from an independent British brand, the Hybryd range of vests, tees, joggers,
shorts, and other essentials could be well worth exploring – especially given
the free UK delivery we also provide on all
orders.
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