School holidays are always a welcome addition to the daily grind of teaching. Having two weeks to rest and catch up on work (and life) cannot be understated. But how do you stay healthy during school holidays?

If you’re like me, you have probably had a bit of a blowout over the first few days of break. The early wake-ups are not so early, and Easter was filled with a slew of unhealthy choices. However, there is still time to regain that momentum we spent the school term building!

Nine ways to stay healthy during school holidays

1. Don’t let an off day (or weekend) turn into an off week

Treat yo’self, that’s what holidays are about. If you eat a bucket of chocolate and drink too much wine (undoubtedly it wasn’t only me who did this), then do it. However, what you need to make sure is that an off day or even an off weekend doesn’t turn into an off week or fortnight. It is always the risk. We, as teachers are creatures of habits and timetables. If we aren’t one when we start teaching, we become one pretty damn quickly.

Changing or adding to our habits can be comfortable and straight-forward. However, a massive spanner in the works like school holidays can completely de-rail our routine. So the best thing to do is to embrace the blowout, welcome the chocolate for a day, then get back on the horse