While cheat days are an essential part of a sustainable health and fitness journey, it’s important to eat as clean and healthy as possible, regardless of whether you are on holiday or not. It’s easy to fall into bad habits and eat greasy food, especially while on the road. Plan your meals ahead and prepare some meals for the road trip or find places that offer healthier alternatives to the go-to Maccas. Check out our post on our favourite healthy road trip snacks.

The final and most important factor contributing to our health and fitness is sleep. While society normalises sleeping late and waking up early, getting the right amount of sleep is pivotal to be performing at our peak both physically and mentally. Getting enough sleep will ensure that your body is able to recover quickly and will improve your performance.

Almost 80% of Australians have reported that they are less productive after poor sleep. In fact, driver fatigue has been reported by the Government as a major safety hazard with 15% of fatal crashes and 11% of serious injury crashes relating to fatigue alone. When you’re on a road trip you want to ensure that you are well-rested, safe and have enough energy to do all the little adventures along the way whether it be hiking or an exercise routine all while enjoying your holiday.

Regardless of where you are going, these tips prove that by making small changes or additions you will never need to choose between keeping up with your fitness journey and enjoying your holiday.