Have you had any summer
\nvisitors lately? Well, we have and that is to be expected when we live in a
\nbeautiful mountain community with a plethora of exciting and fun outdoor
\nactivities to enjoy.<\/p>\n
However, hosting summer visitors may play havoc with your summer workouts and may create some inconsistency leading to potential loss of fitness level and unwanted weight gain. Therefore, this week’s tips are for staying on track while enjoying your wonderful summer visitors. As always, please consult your physician prior to beginning any exercise program.<\/p>\n
Tips for staying on track:<\/p>\n
1. Plan your workouts ahead
\nof time and inform your visitors so they are aware of your workout schedule. Assure
\nthem that your workouts will not interfere with their visit but that you need
\nto stay on track. Asking for their support will indicate how important staying
\non track is to you and should in turn allow them to provide that support.<\/p>\n
2. If they live a healthy and
\nfit lifestyle, suggest that they join you for your scheduled workouts. It may
\nbe great fun to workout with your friends and family and it gives them an
\nopportunity to witness what you do to stay fit as well as to maintain their
\nfitness levels during vacation.<\/p>\n
3. If they choose not to join
\nyou, then plan an alternative activity for them to enjoy while you workout. If
\nyour summer workout at your health club is not the right fit for them, then
\ndrive them to a great hiking location, send them off for a hike and pick them
\nup later for lunch.<\/p>\n
4. If everyday is hectic with
\nyour visitors, then while they are staying with you, plan to get up earlier and
\nget your workout in before they begin their day or after they retire for the
\nevening if it is early enough. <\/p>\n
5. Create a plan which will
\nbe inclusive so that all visitors enjoy the activities of their choice. This
\nmay take some additional pre-planning on your part, but it will enable everyone
\nto be active, have fun and may provide you with the time to get in your
\npersonal workouts (i.e. outdoor activities such as
\nhiking\/biking\/swimming\/sailing, etc. are great choices for visitors).<\/p>\n
6. Get everyone moving! Go
\nfor walks every morning, after every meal and before bedtime. This may be
\nquality time with your guests that they will remember for years to come. The
\nwalks may also help to supplement your workout schedule if you are unable to
\nsqueeze every workout in during their visit.<\/p>\n
7. Create a quiet time each
\nday following the day\u2019s activities and use this time to pop out for your
\nworkouts. Again, your guests may rest, regroup and rejuvenate prior to the
\nevening\u2019s activities while you scoot out for a quick calorie burn and stress
\nrelease.<\/p>\n
8. If you do not have a full
\nhour or more for your workouts while they are visiting, then workout more
\nfrequently during the visit but shorten the duration and increase the intensity
\n(i.e. the shorter the duration, the higher the intensity must be). <\/p>\n
9. Make this the summer that you stay fit throughout while truly enjoying all of the special moments and memories experienced with your visitors. It is possible to have the best of both worlds with a little planning and commitment! <\/p>\n
Jackie Wright is the owner\/manager of Mountain Life Fitness in Granby, Colorado. She may be reached at her website at <\/em>www.mtnlifefitness.com<\/em><\/a>, and her email at <\/em>jackie@mtnlifefitness.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you had any summer visitors lately? Well, we have and that is to be expected when we live in a beautiful mountain community with a plethora of exciting and fun outdoor activities to enjoy. However, hosting summer visitors may play havoc with your summer workouts and may create some inconsistency leading to potential loss […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,97],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-27558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-community","7":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-10 17:13:25","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIFT - The LIFT FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}