Coming Back After Summer

Things still aren’t quite back to normal but summer is a time when a lot of people take a couple of weeks off work and go away with their family or friends. Unless you’re super dedicated this normally involves a break from your usual exercise routine, which can make it difficult to kick back off again.

Here are our top tips for getting back into the workout groove after a summer break:

Keep Active

If you’re taking time off then try to keep your activity levels up. This doesn’t mean rushing to a hotel gym, running laps of a city or taking weights away with you (unless that’s your thing).

Just make sure you continue to move your body: any movement is good. Take a few long walks, run around after your children, swim a few lengths of the pool. It doesn’t take much to keep your activity levels up and that can make a difference when you’re coming back.

Start Slow

If you’re finding the thought of jumping straight back into your old routine tough then break it down. If you normally head to a class five times a week, start with going to once or twice instead. Build up instead of giving yourself a task that’s too much to handle, especially if you’re heading back to work as well.

Hit up your Training Partner

If you’ve got a training partner then make sure you hook up with them when you get back, so you’ve got someone to spur you on and keep you honest.

Check out our other blog on why training partners can be so positive for your training:

Ditch the Guilt

Make sure you don’t give yourself a hard time for whatever happened while you were off. If you didn’t move at all and slowly ate your way through every restaurant and pub in town then fine. It’s happened, move on. Get back on it and move.

If you need a bit of extra motivation after your break then get in touch with one of the team: