So the next few weeks are when many people go away and have a break. Quite right too. I think people should holiday regularly if they can, once every 4 months is about right.

I have many clients join me pre-holiday to get in shape and post holiday to burn off the weight they have gained. It seems to be an endless cycle which is great for business, but not so good for our health in the long run. Our bodies tend to like to stay at the heaviest they have ever been too, so its a never ending cycle of reducing the damage we cause on these holidays of ours.

This will be a very brief newsletter. It is easy for me to simply say don't drink alcohol, sleep 8-9 hours a night and exercise 2x a day daily, but for most of you reading this, that suggestion is simply ridiculous. I agree with you too, holidays are most definitely the times to let your hair down.

So what I would suggest is to try out and two of the following...

Get into the sun and soak up the rays, it will help you lose weight and feel happier.

The sudden absence of stress will be a god send to most of you and you will lose weight too, switch off!

Switch your mobiles off and be as unobtainable as possible. You will lose weight from just doing this!

If you can get yourself into the sea or a pool at least once a day for 15 minutes it will help massively. Keep your joints mobile and keep yourself moving.

If you are an early riser, try to get out for a 20 minute walk to burn some extra calories and clear the mind.

If you are going to have a drink, vodka soda is always a good option, keep the beers to a minimum.

Most of the food that you eat will probably be fresher than the supermarket food you eat whilst at home. As long as most of the choices you have are pretty "clean" then this will limit the damage.

Try having two courses instead of three.

Laugh as much as possible and try a new experience with someone you love or are friendly with everyday.

Just implementing two of these simple tips will make the world of difference allowing you to de-stress and limit the post holiday damage.

Yours in health

Patrick Fallis