Working Out When Traveling

Vacation! You hear this word and picture yourself relaxing on a remote beach;

the scenery captivates your senses, the sun illuminates the land, and what

tropical daydream would be complete without a fruity, blended cocktail in hand

that holds a tiny umbrella. You never think that that drink contains 500 calories

and that lying around for seven days straight would be detrimental to your

fitness progress. Of course not! A thought like that would be a dark cloud

raining upon your sunny fantasy. Unfortunately, if this daydream were to

become a reality, that dark cloud is coming whether you like it or not.

And since no one wants bad weather during a vacation, run from the rain

and run fast! You must keep up with your work out regimen - even in paradise!



Okay, so what if your hotel doesn't offer a gym or recreation? What if

you're on a business trip and seriously pressed for time? Then it's okay to

forgo a chance to perspire, right? Don't answer that! There are several

ways to still get your work out on, even in the small space of your room.

Start with a circuit warm up, alternating moves like jumping jacks,

marching in place, and hopping from side to side. There are many beneficial

exercises that require no special equipment such as:



Squats (aka "king of exercises"): Use the wall! With your back against the wall,

quickly squat up and down as low as you can go. (how many can you do in a

minute?) Stick one leg in front of you for a one legged squat. And don't neglect

the wall sit; put your back against the wall, bend knees to a 90 degree angle,

and hold, and hold, and hold.



Chair dips: Ah, that's why they put a chair in each room! While sitting,

place hands on either side of hips, slightly bend your knees, and lower your

body until your arms are at a 90 degree angle. Use those triceps to pull

yourself up.



Jump Lunges: Get into a lung position (one foot forward, one foot back,

knees bent) and jump as high as you can while switching legs to resume a

lung position. Explosive but controlled movements such as these are double

threats to those travel temptations, as they provide cardio and strength

training.



Plank: One of the most powerful positions for the abs! Get into a push-up

position on your hands and toes (or elbows and toes), hold your abs tight,

keep your back straight, and hold, and hold.that's right! There are variations

to this move such as the side plank and the one legged plank.



Superman: Lay on your stomach, stretch your arms out in front and your legs

straight back, lift up and.fly! (intensify this exercise by simultaneously

moving your arms and legs up and down, alternating sides)



Walking Lung: Take a long stride, bend to a lung position, then raise,

alternate, and repeat in a forward movement. Lung from wall to wall!



The list is endless, but you get the concept. Where there's a will to work out,

there's a creative and functional way to get the job done.



You work so hard each day to proceed on your health journey; don't let one

week set you back several miles! Remember that the vacation or trip will

eventually end, but your sexy body will stay with you forever. And if you

keep the dark clouds away, you can show off your bikini body throughout every

season. The forecast calls for sunny weather!



Courtney Krueger is a writer for TrainEatLive.com where she writes about topics such

as physical fitness articles, fitness training plans, free exercise plans, and working out while traveling