Being Active on Holiday

Keeping Your Routine Going While Away From the Everyday

How many times have I heard from clients, "Be active on holiday!? Are you serious!?"

What they do not realize is that this is a perfect time to either maintain their current program or ease into a new one. There are a few easy tips I can offer from my blue and white striped lounger on a cliff by the seaside on the Amalfi Coast, Italy.

First, choose a destination where you will naturally have to be active. Here in Praiano our rented apartment is 400 steps up a mountain! Your choice may be somewhere flatter but where you can still walk and sight-see in the natural course of a day.

Second, book an accommodation which has some form of activity centre such as a pool. Our clifftop residence does not have a pool but we do have access to the ocean for a daily swim. Some hotels and apartments have a gym, which may be more to your liking. I would suggest only spending twenty to thirty minutes a day there or every other day because after all you are on holiday.

The third option is to take some tubing with handles. Every second morning I have used this for fifteen minutes, working through a routine which includes every major muscle group. Lunges, standing rows, squats, high rows, shoulder presses and push-ups. Quick, easy and so enjoyable when done outdoors on a beautiful terrace!

My fourth suggestion is to practice any yoga or pilates moves you know already.

If in doubt go back to the first option....Walk, take in your surroundings and be in the moment!

Charlene Hutsebaut
		About the author:
		I am a Canadian Personal Trainer and Well-being Consultant living in London England. I have 14 years in the fitness industry holding degrees in both Physical Education and Education, am certified with the NSCA and am a Stott Certified Pilates Instructor. I educate people on exercise, nutrition, health issues and lifestyle changes. My love of fitness has taken me around the world training clients privately in Portugal, New Zealand, Spain, Morocco and Italy. The exclusive inspa retreats company has also recruited me to work at their stunning venues in Tuscany, Marrakech and on the wild Moroccan Coast.
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