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It’s almost the weekend. Which means it’s time to let your hair down, right? Right! Well, to a certain extent anyway.
I’m a huge advocate of balance, but that doesn’t mean that now is the time to go out and attempt to break the world record for most damage you can do to your body in a single 48-hour period.
Here are five health and fitness mistakes to avoid this weekend.
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1. Harnessing your inner sloth
You worked hard in the gym all week, and that’s great. But it doesn’t mean you should take a reclined position on the lounge and not move from there until Monday morning.
Use the weekend to get out and enjoy the things you don’t have time for Monday to Friday – take a long coastal walk, play a team sport or head to the park with your dog (or if you don’t have a dog, just hang about at the dog park pretending you do). Move your body without the stress of a structured workout.
2. Skipping out on meals
Your poor body. Monday to Friday you’re so good to it – healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner plus snacks. But come the weekend and it’s a different story.
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When your body doesn’t know when or where its next meal is coming from, it’s liable to do something drastic, like hold onto whatever calories you’re feeding it. Try to keep some semblance of balance Friday through Monday too.
3. Late night food parties
Despite what they told you when you were living on campus at uni, eating is NOT cheating. In fact, I wholeheartedly recommend a meal to go with that wine you’re drinking. But the kebab, packet of chips, half a loaf of bread and chocolate you ate between midnight and 4am? Not a great idea.
