
When I was out of town, I continued with my workouts because I love it, because it boosts my energy, and because it burns off that “man, I drank and ate too much on this trip”. I stayed at my friend’s house, so access to a gym isn’t an option (my friend’s gym wanted $20 per day in guest fees). That was ridiculous. How can you accomplish workouts on the go?
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Workout tubes and bands are very transportable and lightweight. You can do most any exercise with a tube, especially if your tube has a toggle on it that you can catch over the top of a stable door.
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Take workout DVD’s. Take a portable player (you can rent them at airports if you don’t want to invest in one), or use one in your hotel room.
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Do body-weight bearing exercises like squats, push-ups dips and pliometrics.
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Pack your gym shoes. Take a walk. It doesn’t cost a thing.
Going out of town can’t be an excuse to abandon your workout goals. You’ll find it harder to stick with your program if you stop-n-start a lot. Try to do something when you travel and you’ll feel the positive rewards.
01/10/11- Monday Exercise Diary:
Spinning tape- 55 minutes
Pilates reformer class- 55 minutes
01/10/11- Monday Food Diary:
Breakfast-
grapefruit (40 cal)
1 portion organic steel cut oats, 2 tbls blueberries( 165 cal)
A.M. Snack-
1 cup egg whites, 1 cup spinach, 1/3 cup spaghetti squash ( 120 cal)
yellow sweet pepper( 26 cal)
Lunch-
5 oz. baked cod( 80 cal)
Salad-2 cups organic spinach, 2 tbls wheat berries, 3 asparagus, 1/4 cup broccoli slaw, 1 orange sweet pepper (88 cal)
P.M. Snack-
1 cup cauliflower (38 cal)
1/8 cup sunflower seeds (85 cal)
2 oz chicken ( 75 cal)
Dinner- restaurant
spinach salad, light amount of gorganzola, balsamic vinegar dressing (light amount)(appr. 180 cal)
5 oz chicken, sauteed in lemon and white wine (315 cal)
1/2 cup each baby bella mushrooms, tomato, with garlic, basil and EVOO(65 cal)
mashed parsnips (70 cal)
Dessert:
homemade popcorn (90 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES: 1437