How To Stay Fit While Traveling March 9, 2008
Posted by Gypsy The Virtual Traveler in : Health & Safety Tips , trackback
Holiday vacations can be a great time to unwind, enjoy life, and get a break from the everyday routine. There is no reason that this time of year should result in elevated stress levels from missed workouts, imperfect diets, and higher than normal levels of sedentary activity.
But large amounts of travel, holiday foods, and unfamiliar places can actually make the holidays a very difficult time for many fitness enthusiasts. Here are some simple tips to maintain your fitness during travel, while still enjoying the relaxation that a holiday vacation can provide.
Before traveling, make sure you pack healthy snacks, including fruits, vegetables, good carbohydrates such as low-sugar or hi-fiber cereal and whole grain breads, and lean protein turkey breast, nuts or legumes. This will keep you from eating unhealthy airplane food or packaged and sugar-laden convenience store foods.
Be sure to bring exercise clothes and shoes. The simple act of packing the right gear will be more likely to make you work up a sweat at some point.
Purchase and pack a bottle of colon cleanser to help flush excess toxins from your digestive system and decrease constipation or bloating.
Enjoy the scenery. Make your travel destination a part of your workout, by touring your environment via jogging, walking, bicycling, swimming or skiing. The more places you can get to by foot, the better and that includes the stairs instead of the elevator!
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