How to maintain your training results during Carnival –

There were several hours dedicated to the gym and also countless situations in which you had to hold the wave at the table to acquire the look you wanted for Carnival. Hence, the days of revelry arrive and dilemmas begin to arise such as “Do I drink a little more than I am used to or do I keep a strict line in the diet?” or “Do I need to schedule a time to burn calories or do I restrict my workouts to dancing on the blocks?”. Calm! Personal trainer Rodrigo Sangion, owner of Les Cinq Gym, teaches you how to enjoy the holiday the way you deserve: without compromising your achievements so far!

Moderation on the eve
If you know you’re going to fall into revelry and still want to do some physical activity the day before, the order is not to overdo it. “Stick with weight training or light jogging and don’t forget to eat well. Carbohydrate sources like potatoes, rice and pasta are great to guarantee energy to skip Carnival”, advises Sangion.

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The block is your gym
Perfect your arm movements while the music rolls – imagine yourself in an open-air zumba class. Surprising news: an hour on the revelry is capable of dispatching up to 600 calories. Your heart also thanks you, because it will be exercised vigorously.

Rest in the hangover period
No one is immune to the effects of binge drinking – such as nausea and indisposition. If you’re young, you’re even more likely to feel bad the next day: some studies show that, with age, the bad feeling after consuming alcoholic beverages decreases. Research carried out in Denmark with 50,000 people of both sexes, between 18 and 94 years old, showed that older people have less hangovers, regardless of the amount and frequency of alcohol consumed. The explanation is that, over the years, the body loses the ability to digest alcohol. “Anyway, if the hangover hits, it’s better to rest between 12 and 20 hours before doing any physical activity”, says Sangion.

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If you drink, don’t work out
Making some effort before the minimum period of 12 hours of rest, such as running on the beach, will compromise your physical vigor and motor coordination. “Alcohol acts as a relaxant, which can interfere with muscle strength and the timing of movements, not to mention that it is toxic to neurological tissue, leaving you prone to fatigue”, says Sangion. More: the substance inhibits the production of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which makes us go to the bathroom more often. Therefore, working out in this situation will cause you to lose even more water and mineral salts, which increases the risk of dehydration.