Vacation Workouts!

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You may or may not know that skipping workouts on vacation only makes coming back harder. It’s not to say that you have to do boot camp style workouts everyday of your vacation, but it’s important to get a small workout in every day. It’s hard while on vacation to find a place to workout, not to mention finding the time especially if you have kiddies on-the-go. Some might say come on, vacation is called vacation for a reason, but for everyday you take “off” it takes two days to regain that strength. Don’t let all your continuous hard work go to waste with one small vacation! Working out on vacation will also give you a boost of energy and get you up and awake to get out there and see the scenery! Some ides for vacation workouts:

For hotel rooms, pack a resistance band and a jump rope. The resistance band provides a multi-use tool for strength training. A jump rope provides a great source of cardiovascular exercise (if you don’t have a jump rope just pretend).

Try this workout for starters utilizing the jump rope:

1. Jump rope for one minute

2.15 lunges in place on each leg

3. Jump rope again for one minute

4. 10 -15 push ups and 10 basic crunches

5. Jump rope for one minute

6. 20 Squats

7. Jump rope for one minute

8. Front kick and squat for 10 reps on each side

9. Finish with your one minute jump rope.

Perform this circuit 3 times through and you should have a 30 minute total body workout that blasts fat and helps get rid of cellulite.  For a bonus workout use the resistance band to work your upper body with bicep curls, triceps extensions and shoulder lateral raises for those beautiful tank top arms.  Don’t forget to always carry an exercise DVD, and a computer to play it on (just in case the hotel doesn’t have a DVD player). Another quick tip, use full water bottles for resistance they make a great alternative to light dumbbells.

Not in a hotel room? That’s okay too. Camping? What better than to take in the surroundings and go for an hour-long hike? Just be sure to have a compass and lots of water. To add variety and extra challenge carry two full water bottles or a weighted vest, and stop every 10 minutes to do some strength training moves like lunges, squats, push-ups, and if you’re not worried about getting dirty-do some crunches.

How about the beach? Talk about a great workout. Sand provides the most amazing resistance! Just walking on the beach is a great lower body workout. Mixing in jogging and walking can really get your heart rate up, burn some serious calories and give you killer beach bikini legs! How about a game of sand volleyball, or playing a game of catch or Frisbee? These are all great ideas for getting a workout in and spending some quality time with your family.