Hospitality industry open again, keep this in mind

At MINT Personal Training, we have many coaches who can help you achieve a fitter, more energetic, slimmer, and healthier body. Now that the hospitality industry is open again, many temptations are lurking. Eating out and regularly drinking more alcohol is fun and relaxing, but it also means that your health goals are not achieved, or are achieved less quickly.

Enjoy, but eat and drink in moderation

Actually, everything you eat and drink isn't unhealthy at all. However, the quantity and combinations can be unhealthy. Unfortunately, drinking too much alcohol often goes hand in hand with making unhealthy food choices. We will explain why this is, but more importantly, how you can prevent it. Drinking alcohol makes you feel mellow. You become more relaxed, and as a result, you will pay less attention to what you choose to eat while drinking. Because alcohol is both a fuel and a toxin, your body immediately sets to work to get the alcohol out of your system. That costs you energy and makes you hungry. The hangover the next day also ensures that you don't make very healthy food choices after a night out.

There is quite a lot to choose from.

Fortunately, there is quite a lot to choose from when it comes to drinks containing no or less alcohol. Breweries, as well as the wine industry, are capitalizing on this health trend. For instance, there are increasingly more high-quality, tasty 0.0 beers on the market, and alcohol-free wines and cocktail mixes are also available for purchase. Besides saving a lot of calories, this will make a difference to your mood but, above all, to your health. We could, of course, list all the downsides of drinking too much alcohol. The benefits are just as important.

Benefits of drinking less alcohol:

✅ You sleep better ✅ You wake up without a hangover ✅ You make more conscious food choices ✅ You consume fewer calories, so it is better for your waistline ✅ Your workouts yield better results without alcohol ✅ You have a healthier body ✅ Your concentration is much better. So, plenty of reasons to drink no or less alcohol. Here is the best way to do this by following these tips:

Tips for substitutions and less alcohol

✅ Replace a classic aperitif with a mocktail. A mocktail is an alcohol-free cocktail✅ Start your outing or dinner with a cup of coffee or tea. ✅ Alternate your drinks with a glass of water or a glass of sugar-free soda. ✅ Try out various non-alcoholic beers and other drinks together with your company. ✅ Drink a glass of milk before going to bed as a nightcap.FinallyWij adviseren iedereen om weer heerlijk te gaan genieten van de open horeca. Maak goede keuzes en blijf vooral zoveel mogelijk bewegen. Wist jij dat de coaches bij MINT Personal Training veel weten over voeding? Wil jij afslanken, shapen en/of gezonder leven? Neem dan contact op met een van de Personal trainers. Zij helpen jou verder.”Ja! Ik wil meer informatie over Personal Training