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Last week I traveled to Costa Rica to celebrate my 30th birthday with Shane. Typically when I go on vacation, I’m super lax about my workouts, and just mindful about nutrition while still enjoying the local cuisine. AKA – it’s no big drama. I even made a youtube video (with a conditioning workout video at the end) for it!

For workouts, I often rely on bodyweight exercises that require no equipment (which reminds me…stay tuned – I have a new project coming up for those of you who like to workout at home! ;-)) I also sometimes check out a nearby gym, or just make use of the environment around me.

Here’s what my workouts were in Costa Rica:

• One day of weight lifting
• That’s it as far as official training goes…
• Lots of walking, swimming in the ocean, and being active in other ways…

In Costa Rica, we did a lot of walking and swimming in the ocean, but I only went to the gym one time. We were there for 6 days, but you know what? It’s no big deal. The last thing I want to do on a relaxing vacation is stress about my workouts.

When it comes to nutrition, while I don’t have an “eat ALL the FOOD!” mindset, I’m definitely relaxed about my intake. I don’t count anything, and enjoy myself – especially when it comes to food that pertains to the local cuisine.

Let me tell you, I probably ate my weight in fried plantains while in Costa Rica! I also ate dessert at least once a day because, #celebratelife

Here’s what my typical diet looked like in Costa Rica:

–Breakfast: 3 poached eggs on rye toast, fried plantains, veggies, fruit, and sometimes a pastry

-Lunch: Most days, lunch was missed. There were, however, several rum + passion fruit cocktails

-Snack: rice and beans or some fish

-Dinner: varied, but chicken in costa rican sauces + rice and veggies (lots of zucchini) + whatever we could get for dessert

With that said, here are my personal tips for staying active and eating mindfully while on vacation:

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Naturally, when I got back from vacation, I was super pumped to hit the gym. I’d actually missed it!

That’s another great part about taking it easy on vacation – it’s a forced rest week. While it gives your body some time to rest, repair, and rebuild, it also gives you a break psychologically, which is great for renewed motivation.

When I got home, I tackled a heavy lifting sesh, and then fired up a 20-minute conditioning circuit workout with the following exercises:

-broad jumps

-plate pushes

-battling ropes

-jump rope

Here it is in case you’d like to pin it for later! (it’s also the workout featured in this week’s youtube video, above.)

This week is another exciting one because we’ll be moving into our new house (!!) So I’ll probably take it easy as far as upper body training is concerned, because as I learned in our last big move, moving=sumo deadlift high pulling a sh!t ton of boxes. Oy.

Have a lovely day, my friends!

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How do you approach training and nutrition while on vacation?

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