Summer arrives, vacations arrive, and the desire to do nothing arrives. And we fall into the error and the temptation of wasting a wonderful window of free time to take care of ourselves. Although we typically think of holidays as the excuse to misbehave, the truth is that more and more people decide to improve their routines at this time of year. Others, however, find that gaining weight and summer go hand in hand.
Why wait until September if you can do it today? The answer is evident. When you return to the harsh reality, the obligations will become our daily bread and our options to take care of ourselves will be reduced. That is why specialists like Miguel Ducrós, a nutritionist at the Monarka Clinic integrative medicine clinic in Barcelona, advocate turning to vacations to take care of ourselves.
And no, no magic tricks or miraculous blessings are needed. Assuming that vacations are a moment, for instance, for excesses and for gaining weight is fooling ourselves. If we have kept to our routine all year, why would we need to throw that good work overboard now? Do we really need to abruptly throw away all those results as a prize?
The truth is no, of course not. Summer is a very good time to reset and get back into shape. Regaining hours of sleep, taking advantage of the slower pace to eat better, doing more exercise, and even benefiting from the heat to eat lighter. Everything, or almost everything, can work in our favor so that we return from vacation more reset than ever.
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Miguel Ducrós is clear that there are certain realities that repeat themselves at this time of year. «The main mistake is switching from “I take care of myself” to “anything goes,”» he laments. What does this translate to? That «alcohol, snacks, ice creams, and meals out» increase. On the other hand, those who pay the price are the products and routines that suit us best. «Vegetables, protein and the regularity of meal times decrease», he summarizes.
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