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Are you looking for ways to stay fit while traveling so you don’t return home feeling worse than when you left?<\/p>\n
When you travel, do you leave your healthy habits at home?<\/p>\n
On business trips, it\u2019s easy to overdo it with carb-fest lunches and expense account dinners, sedentary meetings, and late nights at the hotel bar. (It\u2019s networking, right?)<\/p>\n
And pleasure trips are all about cutting loose, living it up. But do you really want to return home feeling worse than when you left?<\/p>\n
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A far more satisfying way to travel is to stay active and fuel your body and mind with all the things that keep it running at its best.<\/p>\n
Try just a few changes in your travel habits and you\u2019ll be sharper and more effective on business trips, and more alert, comfortable, and energetic on vacation.<\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re on the road for business or pleasure, then you\u2019re probably traveling with your phone, iPad, laptop \u2014 or all three.<\/p>\n
With\u00a0streaming workouts<\/a>, you can do a quick workout before you head out to see the sights or after a long day of business meetings.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to work out in your hotel room?<\/p>\n Stream programs like\u00a04 Weeks for Every Body<\/a>,\u00a0Sure Thing<\/a>,\u00a0CHOP WOOD CARRY WATER<\/a>, or hundreds of other workouts on\u00a0BODi<\/a>, no matter where you are.<\/p>\n If you really want to get a feel for a place you\u2019ve traveled to, the best way to see it is by\u00a0walking<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re on a business trip, try to schedule it so that you can walk to at least some of your meetings. Skip the Uber unless you\u2019re late, it\u2019s raining like crazy, or your destination is more than a mile or two away.<\/p>\n Also, avoid the hotel dining room. Instead, walk to a restaurant.\u00a0You\u2019ll probably get a more satisfying meal at half the cost.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also see some street life on the way \u2014 businesses opening their doors, sidewalks getting swept, and locals waiting for the bus, or hurrying to work.<\/p>\n Some people thrive on routine. If you have a regular gym schedule that\u2019s working for you, then continue it while you\u2019re away.<\/p>\n Keep your healthy habit going<\/a>, and it won\u2019t be a struggle to get back to it when you return home.<\/p>\n Most hotels have some sort of gym or exercise facility, and if they don\u2019t have any equipment that you can (or want) to use, do a streaming workout on your phone or laptop.<\/p>\n At the other extreme, you may find that your hotel has a big, glamorous gym with machines you\u2019ve never used before.<\/p>\n Schedule a session with a\u00a0personal trainer<\/a>\u00a0to learn how to use the stuff, and experience your workout as a novelty\u00a0and a pleasure.<\/p>\n Your hotel might also have a great sauna or steam room, and maybe they offer spa services that are new to you.<\/p>\n Schedule a Thai massage or some other kind of therapy that sounds interesting. Travel is about experiencing the new and the novel.<\/p>\n Apply this attitude to your exercise routine as well, and you\u2019ll find that even your same old workout in a new setting can be a treat.<\/p>\n This one\u2019s easy. Never, ever take the elevator, unless you\u2019re schlepping luggage. No excuses.<\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t matter how many flights up your room is \u2014\u00a0take the stairs<\/a>. In fact, book a high floor. Better views from the room, and more calories burned to get there!<\/p>\n Whatever your destination, there\u2019s probably some kind of sport or physical activity that\u2019s popular in the area.<\/p>\n Go skiing, hiking, bouldering, or climbing if you\u2019re in the mountains.<\/p>\n At the beach, take a surfing lesson, or boogie board, or at least get off your beach blanket and actually swim in the ocean.<\/p>\n Near a river or lake? Spend an afternoon canoeing, sailing, or rafting.<\/p>\n In urban parks, there are inevitably pickup games of soccer, ultimate frisbee, and basketball. Big cities are also rife with climbing gyms, martial arts dojos, a million yoga emporiums, and even dance studios.<\/p>\n Think how much more fun your museum day would be if you capped it off with a salsa lesson!<\/p>\n Many major cities have \u201csmart bikes\u201d with checkout stations all over town that allow users to pick up a bicycle in one location and drop it off in another.<\/p>\n These are great for urban commuters but are also ideal for tourists since the services tend to be located in the busiest core of cities.<\/p>\n Get around town on a bike and you\u2019re sure to see more of it.<\/p>\n Beaches and other tourist destinations almost always have rental services that allow you to take out a bike by the hour or by the day.<\/p>\n Have you been curious to try a recumbent bicycle, or a bicycle built for two? Rent one. Take it for a spin up and down the boardwalk and see what you think.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re traveling by car, load up the bike rack and vow to leave the car parked once you arrive. In crowded resort towns, you\u2019ll be pleased as punch as you pedal past cranky tourists stuck in high-season traffic.<\/p>\n Vacations are notorious for undoing months of virtuous diet and exercise.<\/p>\n This may have a little something to do with a steady holiday diet of fried appetizer platters and pi\u00f1a coladas.<\/p>\n However, what really derails a healthy fitness routine is an interruption to it. But it\u2019s a vacation! It\u2019s time for a break!<\/p>\n True enough, but consider keeping just one healthy habit while you\u2019re away, to keep your momentum going.<\/p>\n For example, go to bed at your normal time (if you\u2019re happy with that habit), or wake up at your normal time.<\/p>\n If you have a\u00a0yoga<\/a>\u00a0or meditation practice, continue doing even a\u00a0very abbreviated version<\/a>\u00a0of it.<\/p>\n Or bring simple equipment from your exercise routine that can easily fit in your suitcase for modified workouts.<\/p>\n Or, if you\u2019re used to a\u00a0specific healthy breakfast<\/a>\u00a0every morning,\u00a0keep eating it every day.<\/p>\n Make a promise to keep one good thing going, and then follow through on that commitment. This will create a powerful sense of control and continuity that\u00a0will make it easier to get back on the health and fitness wagon<\/a>\u00a0when you return home.<\/p>\n Early in your trip, pick one day to indulge. Eat like a starving hound. Stay up too late. You\u2019ve been dreaming about this holiday for months, so enjoy it.<\/p>\n When you wake up the next morning, notice how you feel. Don\u2019t gulp down your usual hangover remedies, whatever they may be, and don\u2019t have a big guilt trip.<\/p>\n Simply notice what is going on with your body. Let yourself feel it. Ask yourself if you want to feel like this every morning of your vacation.<\/p>\n Later in the day,\u00a0when you\u2019re thinking of having a fourth mai tai or a second dessert<\/a>, bring your mind back to what it was like when you woke up. No judgment, no worries.<\/p>\n Just remember how you physically felt. Then make a conscious decision about whether or not you want to feel that way again tomorrow morning. If you do this on day one or two, maybe the lesson will sink in.<\/p>\n Our lifestyle today is so fast-paced, frenetic, and stressful that it can be hard to downshift into vacation mode.<\/p>\n That go-go-go attitude can cause you to miss what\u2019s right in front of you.<\/p>\n Are you back for a third helping at the all-you-can-eat buffet on the pool deck, and you can\u2019t specifically recall what was on your first or second plate?<\/p>\n2. Explore the Local Area on Foot<\/strong><\/h2>\n
3. Use the Hotel Gym<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n4. Take the Stairs<\/strong><\/h2>\n
5. Check Out Local Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n
6. Rent a Bike<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n7. Maintain At Least One Healthy Habit, No Matter What<\/strong><\/h2>\n
8. Have a Cheat Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n
9. Downshift<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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