Vacation Workouts! from Tracey Mallett

You probably know already that skipping workouts on vacation only makes coming back even harder. So why not be a little easier on yourself and try and incorporate a few workouts here and there. I’m not saying that you have to do boot camp style workouts everyday of your vacation, but it’s important to get a small workout a few days of the week. Can you believe for every day you take off it takes two days to regain the strength?  I know its hard while on vacation to find a place to workout, not to mention finding the time especially with kiddies on-the-go. However, if you schedule it in everyone can find 20 minutes.

Here are some ideas 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).

Now, if you’re at the beach--talk about a great workout. Sand provides the most amazing resistance. Just by walking on the beach is a great lower body workout. Combining jogging and walking can really burn some serious calories and give you killer beach bikini legs. How about a game of sand volleyball, or playing catch or Frisbee? These are all great ideas for getting a workout and spending some quality time with your family. Enjoy and be healthy!