Health and fitness column with Mikey Moon: Don't feel bad at occasionally letting off steam

It’s my birthday this week: 31 and the year seems to have just flown by again.

Time seems to be going faster than ever at the moment, with my son and a busy gym, as well as my own training and targets for that.

With everything going on, it seems like I never have time to do anything else.

This weekend, it was nice to switch off a little bit and have a couple of days of doing what I wanted to do.

I played football with a few mates on Saturday afternoon and went out later on for a few beers, which turned into a few too many.

Sunday was spent quietly with my son, family and close friends so, as I don’t like a great deal of fuss for my birthday if I’m honest, that was perfect.

It was a full weekend of eating what I wanted, drinking a little bit more than normal and just relaxing.

Did I overindulge? Yes, of course I did. I loved every second of it but, this week, I’m back on it with food and training both planned, so we are good to go.

It’s OK to let off every now and then. It’s fine to enjoy yourself as everything in moderation is good.

If you have a bit of a heavy weekend, it’s OK to relax and enjoy it: just make sure it doesn’t spill into the next week.

Fortitude Fitness is on the Poulton Industrial Estate, Beacon Road. Visit www.fortitudefit.co.uk for details.