The key in sticking with anything is motivation and what's better motivation than a workout buddy? Grab your travel companion or maybe a local colleague and get to it. Schedule a morning run, to start your day off in the right way. Not only will it wake you up better than a large cup of coffee but it will get your heart pumping and blood flowing!

Dance the night away! Our Saturday night concert series, M Pool Live is the perfect spot to get your groove on. Dancing burns more calories that you think and the best part is, it's fun. You don't even notice that you're working out! Our wine bar, Hostile Grape has a DJ on Saturday and Sunday night so get up on your feet and work off that last glass of wine you had…hopefully it was red which is better for your heart.

Dive in! Most hotels you'll stay at have pools ready for their guests' use. We have a 100,000 square foot pool deck (not to brag or anything) ready for you to get your swim on. Aside from staying active, your best bet in keeping healthy when traveling is portion control. Sure we have a buffet with over 200 items to choose from so take samples of everything instead of platefuls.

Need more ideas in keeping healthy, check out our blog post on getting fit around our property!

It's safe to say that by now you know the ins and outs of having a great time at our pool. SPF, tropical drinks, a cabana, you know the drill. We've even given you tips to making your M poolside experience as hot (or cool) as possible. In fact, through the end of September, our pool is offering $50 daybeds, $75 cabanas and $100 VIP cabanas (a complete steal if you ask us!) Email cabanarequest@theMresort.com to reserve yours before they're booked up for the month.

So, after you're all set up in your cabana, cocktail in hand you might be getting a little hungry (blame it on the alcohol.) You're ready to chow down but still want to keep your figure looking good so what's a bikini-clad pool patron to do? Lucky for you our Pool Team has taken special consideration in developing figure-friendly menu options.

Below you can find some of our favorites that are perfect to munch on by the pool, all options are swimsuit-friendly!

Classic Cobb - Our classic Cobb salad has one very important slimming ingredient, avocados! Avocados are a monounsaturated fat. These types of good fats (saturated fats = bad fats) stop spikes in blood sugar (which signals the body to store fat around your midsection), helping prevent fat accumulation.

Fruit Plate - Our selection of seasonal berries and other sliced fruit is probably the go-to menu item for those looking to stay fit. Berries are strong in antioxidants. Antioxidants help improve blood flow, which helps deliver more oxygen to your muscles. The more oxygen your muscles have the easier being active and working out feels.

Chicken Caesar Wrap - While this may sound like your ordinary salad wrap, the best ingredient is in the packaging. Our Chicken Caesar Wrap comes bundled up in a spinach tortilla. Spinach is low in calories but still very high in vitamins. Popeye didn't down all those cans of spinach for nothing!