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OutBoise.com | Issue 10.1 | August 2015
Downtime Detox: Healthy Ways to Revive Your Summer Spirit
by Mikey Rox
We’re just about halfway through summer, and
chances are you’ve worn yourself out – even though
you don’t dare show it. Secret’s safe, playboys (and
girls). But here are a few healthy ways to recoup and
reenergize just in case.
Cut Back on the Booze, Hound
If you have even a smidge of a social life, you can
find a shindig just about every weekend during the
summer – whether it be at your BFF’s barbecue,
hanging by the pool at a friend of a friend’s, or dancing the night away at your favorite club. And what’s
a party without a few cocktails, right? The problem
is that too much of a good thing will start to take its
toll on your body, and fast. Not only will the alcohol and resulting hangover make you sluggish, but
you’ll interrupt your normal sleep cycle, make poorer
food choices, and likely skip the gym. If this scenario
sounds familiar, it’s time to cut back on the booze – or
go cold turkey for a week (I did it for four months; it’s
not that hard!) – and find more productive activities
in which to engage that don’t involve inebriation.
Replace Go, Go, Go With No, No No
Along with all those parties, there’s a million other
things you probably enjoy during the summer – like
exercising outside, taking the dog on adventures,
hitting the beach and shopping summer sales – but
every now and then you need to slow down. Life
doesn’t have to move a mile a minute from May to
September just because it’s warm out. Believe it or
not, it’s perfectly acceptable to tell your friends that
you won’t be going out for the fourth night in a row.
They’ll survive your absence – trust me – and you can
enjoy time to yourself catching up on your DVR, reading your magazines, or whatever it is you like to do to
unwind when you’re alone. Perv.
Stick to Clean Eating as Best You Can
Personally I find it much harder to eat clea