5 Tips To Stay Fit While Traveling
By Sean Barker, CPT, the Official Guide to Fitness and Exercise
After a recent trip to Tampa, Florida attending fitness seminars for 5
days and hanging out with guys like Craig Ballantyne of Men's Health
magazine and fitness icon Shawn Phillips, I started to pick up on some
of the secrets these guys use to stay in awesome shape even while
traveling.
1. Workout No Matter What. After a busy 5 days of sitting on my butt
in meetings and seminars I still managed to workout 4 out of the 5
days while in Florida. Which is even more than I workout at home!
The first day I got together with some fellow trainers and we trained
together in the hotel gym. It wasn't very big but had enough to get a
great workout using our bodyweight and a few dumbbells.
Then the next day along we all headed to the local Powerhouse gym to
get a great workout in a more upbeat gym atmosphere.
Whether it's a quick hotel room bodyweight workout, a hotel gym workout
or a Powerhouse gym workout, just make sure you do some exercise while
traveling to offset all the sitting down on airplanes and in meetings.
2. All You Can Eat. The great thing about traveling to new cities is
experiencing new places to eat. But if you're not careful you could be
paying the airline's extra weight on the way home, and I am not talking
about your luggage...
So do what all the fit trainers did every morning to start their day
off right; eat a nutritious breakfast. Even though our hotel served a
FREE buffet breakfast every morning, most everyone who is in great
shape skipped the bacon and breads and had a huge freshly prepared
omelet stuffed with veggies with a little fruit on the side, me
included. Keep lunch small with a salad or whole grain wrap so you
don't get sleepy during the afternoon meetings, and enjoy a nice
dinner with some lean meat and veggies and even a glass of wine.
3. Drink Up. I don't mean spend your nights at the hotel bar getting
sloshed. I mean drink lots of cold refreshing water. It will keep you
full and focused and your mind off the donuts and croissants sitting
across the conference table.
It's really easy to drink lots of H2O during these hotel conferences
as they usually serve you pitchers of water in your meeting rooms and
in the big conference rooms. Just to be sure you always have water on
hand, pick up a couple of litres of spring water at the hotel gift
shop and keep on ice in your room.
4. Ditch the Cab. If you are up for some sight seeing or heading to a
nearby restaurant for dinner, ditch the cab fare, get some directions
and walk there instead. Google Maps on your smart phone works great
for this! Walking is a great way to see a new city and burn some
calories. Strolling back to the hotel after dinner is a great way to
end the evening and ease the guilt from that decadent dessert.
You can also try to find a park or gym a couple miles away and walk or
run there to get your heart pumping and your warmup out of the way.
5. Recharge. If you're traveling solo, staying at a hotel is a great
way to get some extra rest and relaxation. You get the bed to
yourself, and you have no worries of the kids jumping in the bed at
the wee hours of the morning.
It's also a great time to catch up on some work or read that book you
have been trying to get through. A dip in the hotel pool and a hot
sauna afterwards might be just what you need to recharge your
batteries before you get back on the road.
So there you have it, The 5 Best Ways To Stay Fit While Traveling so
you still recognize yourself in the mirror when you get home...
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Sean Barker is the Self Growth official guide to Fitness and Exercise
and is a busy dad who finds time for family, fitness and fun. Sean is
the author of Dad Fitness, The Ultimate Workout Plan For Busy Dads.
Visit Sean at his Dad Fitness Blog at http://DadFitnessBlog.com and
get your FREE report "The Truth About Fat Loss, How To Finally Lose
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