As anyone who has already had the misfortune to take a mini-break during the Games will know, Britain's 2012 holiday 'slob out' season has been overtaken by a new craze: fitness.
With television screens filled with images of washboard stomachs and ladies whose fitness regiemes welcome the challenge of a mega-calorie diet, you'd have to be holidaying on the moon to feel comfortable abandoning your diet and workout completely this year.
With this in mind, Huffpost Lifestyle has asked the holiday experts at in:spa health and fitness retreats (www.inspa.co.uk) to share their tips on how you can make most of your time away to return healthier, calmer and possibly even fitter after your holiday.
“With the nation focused on the forthcoming sporting summer, fitness holidays and holistic all-inclusives are on the rise. Whatever type of break you have in store you can make it more relaxing and healthier by following these easy steps”, says Kathryn Brierley, co-founder and director of in:spa.
Here are ten pain-free ways to stay healthy on holiday...
How To Have A Healthy Holiday
Sync Your Sleep System(01 of10)
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Open Image ModalIf you're wondering how to manage without your regular yoga classes to hand, sign up to www.yogaglo.com (£12/month) and have access to unlimited yoga classes of varying length and intensity - taught by some great US teachers. Streamed to you wherever you have wifi access at your hotel or villa. (credit:Alamy)
Digital Detox(03 of10)
Open Image ModalTry a digital detox, or at least turn your phone off for a few hours each day. This will enable you to properly switch off, rather than being open to work or other emails and texts which might keep you in a state of low level stress.
Guest Bikes(04 of10)
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Open Image ModalMapmywalk(06 of10)
Open Image ModalYou might be surprised by how much exercise you actually do on holiday. Get the Mapmywalk or MapmyRUN app for your phone and note your fitness progress.
Healthy Snoozing(07 of10)
Open Image ModalDownload a few 'Yoga Nidra' recordings from iTunes (we recommend Rod Stryker) and listen to them on your cushioned sunlounger.Yoga Nidra is 'yogic sleep' - it invites the deepest state of rest possible while remaining awake and aware, bringing profound relaxation benefits - more mentally beneficial than a 30-minute cat nap.
Portable Training Kit(08 of10)
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Open Image ModalDiet Helper(10 of10)
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