Summer: Sun, Fun, and Exercise...NO EXCUSES!!

Summer is such a wonderful time of year. It's a time for relaxing, enjoying the beautiful weather (except when it's 100 degrees and humid like it is right now), spending time with family, and attempting to act like you don't have a care in the world. It can be very easy to fall out of your exercise routines and habits. Don't let your summer plans get in the way of your health and happiness. Plan ahead. If you are going to a BBQ, get your workout in before you leave. Workout in the morning before the temperature gets too hot, or at night when it cools off. Make sure you stay hydrated so you don't hit that nasty dehydration wall. If you are going on a family vacation, plan workouts that you can do while out of your usual workout space. I am heading Up North tomorrow but am not going to let that stop me from working out. I have my weights loaded in my car, my workout DVDs ready to go, and my clothes all packed. My family knows working out is a priority to me (plus my sister and brother-in-law are doing the some Beachbody program I am) which helps me fit my workouts in during our vacation. If you can't pack your weights, choose a program that doesn't require equipment like Insanity, Insanity: Fast and Furious, Turbo Fire or Brazil Butt Lift. If you are going somewhere with no electricity, or simply won't be around a TV or computer, make sure you are doing something every day. Go for a hike, bike ride, run, do sit ups and push ups, find a interval circuit on Pinterest and do that for half an hour. No matter what you have going on during your summer, make sure you stick to your workout routine. You will be thankful you did. 

No excuses! Kelly, Matt, and I pushed play at the Murphy cottage on 4th of July. 

For more information on the Beachbody programs mentioned above, go to beachbodycoach.com/lmcdonald