Keeping Fit on the Road

By Mike Manning

In a perfect world, you'd be able to perfectly arrange the 24 hours in a day, the seven sets of them in a week, and the 52 sets of weeks in a year to fit your exercise regimen. You'd be able to perfectly fin in your workout at lunch or during the down time you inevitably find at some point on your schedule. But life has a certain affinity for disrupting plans. Sometimes we can't foresee what we're going to be doing in the later part of our fitness schedule. Or, for that case, where' we're going to be.

This is why you need to be prepared for the inevitability of performing your fitness routine while traveling. That's not to speak literally of course. No one's expecting you to do crunches while you're sitting on a plane. But say you have to travel for work or you have the funds for an unexpected vacation. How are you going to keep your fitness routine intact while you're traveling all over the place? Here are a few tips on how to do just that.

1) Don't Settle for Junk:

More likely than not, there isn't going to be enough time to prepare a delicious home-made meal while you're traveling. With the prevalence of fast food locations, it may seem like you're doomed to fail. However, this isn't so. You can opt to eat healthier options instead of those loaded with grease and fats. It may seem difficult at first, but it is feasible.

2) Make the Right Hotel Choice:

People all over the nation are starting up on a fitness regimen. Hotel owners are noticing that which can be aptly described as a new fitness boom. Many hotels are more than happy to cater to their guests in the form of a workout space or hotel gym. Many are well furnished and some hotels even have morning runs. Make sure to do some research before booking a hotel in order to take advantage of this trend. On a trip to San Francisco I used a travel reviews site to find all of the best hotels in San Francisco and was able to search reviews on their fitness amenities.

3) Take Advantage of the New Fitness Trends:

There are a number of fitness trends arising in the hospitality industry. Hotels are starting to carry locations for meditation and yoga. The San Francisco airport is offering rooms for people to practice yoga in between flights, and there are more of such programs springing up all the time. Contact the airport you intend to fly out of and see if you can take advantage of any similar programs.