…Getting Back into Your Routine…
Most of us had a little time away from healthy eating and exercise over Christmas, which is totally fine, and to be expected. For some of us, this time off stretched on for a while. You might have started enjoying some festive treats early in December, and it’s not too surprising that with shopping, decorating, wrapping and everything else that comes with the holidays, many of us had to take some time out of our usual fitness regimes to fit everything else in.
Then, suddenly Christmas is over. You spent weeks or perhaps even months preparing, and then it’s done. You’ve lost fitness and gained weight, and it can feel as though a lot of your hard work has been undone. The worst thing is how hard it is to get back into things.
In January, you go back to work, school runs go back to normal, and your other commitments quite suddenly snap back to how they were. But, diet and exercise don’t. Whether you took a few days off, or a month, it’s hard to get back into it. When you’ve been eating what you want, you might find that you are suddenly hungry all of the time when you try to drop the calories. You might also find yourself making excuses to avoid the gym, and putting it off as much as you can. Even if you are going, you might have let yourself start slowly and that you are nowhere near what you were doing before it all began. Let’s take a look at some ways to get back to your usual fitness routines.
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Give Yourself a Kick Start
Sometimes, to get back to normal, we need to do something more. We just need to shake off the break and push ourselves much harder than usual. To clear off the cobwebs and burn off some extra calories. A program like an insanity max 30 can be a fantastic way to stop making excuses, lose the festive pounds and get back to your best as soon as possible.
Write it Down
We’re much more likely to stick to plans if they are written down. The same goes for targets. Write exercise days into your diary. Schedule time for them, and even write down precisely what you want to achieve. Write down a training plan, with your short-term goals and tick things off when they are done.
Book an Event
It’s often hard to get back into things when we’ve got no target to aim for. Weight loss after Christmas is great, but it’s better to have a fitness goal. Book yourself on a race, or another event in the coming months and start training towards it now.
Set Yourself Goals
A big goal is brilliant. But, it’s easy to go off track when something is so far away. Add smaller, weekly targets and write them down. Make sure they are attainable and start small if you need to. A rough guide is adding 10% per week to distances and weight, but adjust this to meet your needs and strengths.
