With more people traveling for business and pleasure than ever before, there is a greater need to learn how to exercise effectively while away from home.
Traveling shouldn’t bring your fitness program to a standstill. Be creative in your exercise choices, be realistic and manage your time more effectively, no matter how busy your schedule is.
Research shows that 4 x 15-minute exercise sessions are as effective as 1 x 60-minute session. End result: more efficient use of your time, increased energy expenditure, speeding up your metabolism four times instead of one, and physiological production of happy hormones and endorphins throughout the day to keep you energized, in a good mood, and mentally alert.
So how does this relate to exercise? Before breakfast, put on your sneakers and hit the gym for a 10-minute run and stretch, or go swimming. After lunch, walk for 15 minutes around the hotel. This will also help the digestion process so you don’t feel full when you go back to work. Once your meetings are over, hit the gym for a quick 15-20 minute strength training circuit. Circuit training will ensure your heart rate stays elevated, maximizing your energy expenditure, completing your workout in much less time, and creating a new training response for your body to adapt and respond to. Forget your 3 sets of 10. If you have access to a gym, work all your exercises one at a time, alternating muscle groups. Then head to the shower to get ready for the engagement dinner. It really is as easy as that!
You’ll need to be disciplined to do it the first time, but once you’ve tried it once, it will become as routine as brushing your teeth, and you’ll feel fantastic!
Here are some other tips to increase your physical activity while traveling for business:
o Schedule your exercise sessions like a business appointment. They are just as important and essential to your well-being, especially when traveling for business.
o Brainstorm while colleagues walk instead of in a meeting room
o Walk around the airport while waiting to board the plane.
o Walk instead of taking the escalator, you will see that you arrive faster than those who take the trip.
o Take the stairs instead of the elevator, or get off a few floors early and walk the rest of the way.
o Pack your resistance tubes.
o Pack your jump rope.
Try these simple yet highly effective steps to maximize your activity, productivity, and performance while traveling for business.
Good luck with your future fitness endeavors.
Yours in Health,
Daniel Remon.
Fitcorp Asia specializes in Executive Fitness Programs for busy professionals.
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