Ways to Stay Fit When You’re Traveling

Ways to Stay Fit When You’re Traveling

Whether it’s for business, pleasure or vacation, at some point in our lives we all depart from our comfort zone to visit another location. It might be a quick trip to the next town over for a business conference or a massive adventure halfway around the world for months at a time. No matter what kind of trip it is, one thing is certain:
Our normal routines get completely thrown out the window when traveling:
• If you work out in a gym, suddenly you might not have access to any equipment.
• If you run around your neighborhood, suddenly you no longer have a familiar path to follow.
• If you usually prepare your own meals, suddenly you don’t have a kitchen or fridge.
• If you’re used to a good night’s sleep, suddenly you’re sleeping at odd hours in different time zones.
We are creatures of habit – while working a normal day job, we can stick to a routine pretty easily (wake up at the same time, eat all meals at the same time, work out at the same time, go to sleep at the same time). However, when we start traveling, absolutely nothing is familiar and the slightest speed bump can be enough to screw things up.

It’s time to get you a specific action plan that you can take with you on your next trip, whether its for a day or a year.

So unless you happen to be spending the holidays with a family of personal trainers, try these simple tips to shape up on the go:

Flight delayed?
Fill out the form to get free compensation and then Take a brisk walk around the airport.
Stretch post-flight
After a long trip, your muscles tend to be tighter than ever. When you get to your gate, ward off lower-back soreness with a forward fold: Bend at the hips and fall forward, hugging your knees and rocking side to side, says Nelson. And once you’re at your destination, help your body and mind reset with two yoga poses: downward dog and child’s pose.
Pack the right tools
Obviously you can skip the dumbbells, but there’s plenty of light equipment you can bring with you. Your best bet is a jump rope. You burn the most calories per minute with jump rope than with any other cardio.
Go fast and hard with no equipment
Even if you don’t pack a single fitness tool, you can get a crazy-good workout with simple bodyweight exercises. Just wake up a half hour before the family to do a few circuits. This is the time do full body at high intensity.

Published by Flycare