Part two – diet and exercise

Once you break a routine it is very hard to get it back but perhaps you don’t want to spend your entire holiday being careful what you eat and drink? Why not see your holiday as a chance to try something different, perhaps the healthy Mediterranean diet (details of the most recent studies advocating the benefits of a Mediterranean diet can be found at www.nhs.uk). Use some of your time off to source new recipes and try them out. Summer is the salad season so try as wide a variety as you can or maybe you will have the opportunity to eat out and try different foods to give you even more ideas.

Avoid excess in food and drink. No one wants a miserable holiday denying themselves the best of everything but do it all in moderation. Savour the food you eat and the refreshments you drink while you have more time on your hands. Eating slowly is better for the digestion and creates more enjoyment from food and drink.

Think about how you exercise as it is very easy to become stuck in a routine that is no longer delivering results. Use your holiday to explore other avenues, the better weather provides so many more ways to get some exercise into your daily life. Here a just a few suggestions to consider when you take that summer break.

 Hire a bike
 Learn to swim or dive
 Hire a row boat
 Walk along the beach
 Climb a hill (or a mountain)
 Go dancing
 Find an outdoor Tai Chi class
 Hire a pedalo

So many choices so little time; get going now! What are you waiting for?