Worried about maintaining your fitness whilst you are away on vacation? Everyone needs a rest, but consider what two weeks of no training and no eating well will do to your fitness levels.
You can still enjoy your hard-earned holiday without sacrificing all your fitness gains if you perform some of these simple exercises which require minimal amounts of kit, space or time. Perfect for a small hotel room or a balcony overlooking the sea! Equally importantly they will not take away much time from your family or friends.
If you do a short exercise burst every day on vacation you will be in a much better position to maintain your fitness levels, so when you come back you have not set yourself back too far. Try some of these everyday and reap the rewards on your return:
Skipping. A skipping rope takes up no room and is a great exercise. There's a reason that all boxers skip - and that's for the great cardio workout it provides. Not very fleet of foot ? How about virtual skipping? Pretend you have a rope and skip. This has all the benefits of jogging on the spot plus you get to try to do all the fancy moves that you can't otherwise pull off!! Try alternate leg skipping, jump skipping, high knees, arm cross overs - heck, make up some new variation!
Burpees. Not for the faint hearted, these will work your cardio system to the max! One of the toughest exercises out there, used by boxers, military training and Olympic athletes - and yet needs no kit and little space. Give yourself a target, how many in a time period, or time how long it takes to do a certain number. You should aim for two minutes worth, or thirty reps.
*Begin in a squat position with hands on the floor in front of you
*Kick your feet back to a pushup position
* Immediately return your feet to the squat position
* Leap up as high as possible from the squat position
*Repeat, moving as fast as possible
Swimming. If you are somewhere with a pool then use it! The best times would be early morning or early evening after the kids have finished splashing around. Keep up a good pace and do as many lengths as you can in 20-30 minutes.
Explosive star jumps. Surprisingly hard work, and yet so simple a child can do them with good technique! Working your glutes, quads, hamstrings and of course your heart / lungs.
* Start from a squat position with feet together
*Jump into the air in a star jump
*Land back in a squat
*Straight into the next jump
Remember that you are only looking to maintain your fitness whilst away, not to improve it. Enjoy your holiday, and let your body rest from its usual exercise regime. Rest is essential to prevent both physical and mental fatigue, and a lack of rest could well lead to injuries or to burn out. So, short bursts of exercise, and lots of rest. Personal trainer's orders!
I am a personal trainer in London, and a competitive kickboxer. I love what I do - helping people to achieve their true potential, working as a partnership to show my clients the way to fitness and health.
LK Personal Training - lose weight, look good, feel great!
Visit me at http://www.lkpersonaltraining.co.uk
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