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Traveling for business? Work in a workout
Check out the facilities
When you arrive at your destination, check out the fitness facilities at your hotel or a nearby health club. Then schedule time for a workout. If the options seem limited, get creative:
- Use the halls. Walk up and down the hotel halls. Better yet, climb the stairs between hallway laps.
- Get wet. Swim laps in the hotel pool.
- Skip rope. Use a jump-rope in the hotel's fitness room or at the edge of the parking area.
- Do jumping jacks. Try a few sets right in your room.
- March in place. Pump your arms to increase your calorie-burning power.
- Try aerobics. Follow an aerobics program on TV, or play an exercise video or DVD from home.
- Use resistance tubing. These stretchy tubes offer weight-like resistance when you pull on them. You can use resistance tubing to build strength in nearly any muscle group.
- Take advantage of your own body weight. Try push-ups, abdominal crunches and leg squats.
Stick to your routine
If you're used to early morning, noon or evening workouts, try to exercise at the same time when you travel. Maintaining your normal routine can help you adjust to time changes and the stress of business travel.
If jet lag or extreme schedule changes leave you exhausted, try a shorter or lighter workout. It's OK to take it easy once in a while, but remember the energizing effect of regular exercise — which may be just what you need to get down to business.
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