4 Holiday Travel Fitness Tips

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Many of us are taking to the roads and into the sky in the coming weeks to visit family and friends. You know what that means, plenty of food and plenty of time away from your home gym! Worried that the Holidays will set you back on your fitness routine? Here are four easy tips to taking your fitness on the road with you!

1) First, pack some compact fitness gear in your suitcase – a little goes a long way! Try an inflatable stability ball or elastic resistance bands. Wherever you’re going, you’ll be able to work your abs and tone your upper and lower muscles!

2) Improvise fitness-wise with your new surroundings – canned foods make great free weights, or even a frozen turkey, which can range from 10 to 30 pounds! Hold your weights while doing squats and lunges in your room, or do bicep curls to build your upper body strength.

3) Volunteer to help your host around the house. – whether it’s cooking, cleaning or carrying in groceries in preparation for the big dinner, regular activities are great ways to sneak in extra exercise and make your family happy at the same time.

4) Tell your host ahead of time your plan to stay on track, diet and fitness wise. Other people can often unknowingly sabotage your diet with offers of all sorts of treats during the Holidays. Suggest ways to be active together like taking a walk after dinner, or going cross-country skiing or ice skating.

Staying in shape while traveling away from home can be challenging, indeed. Remember that it’s OK to take a break from your usual fitness routine and give your body a well-deserved rest. Staying active during the holidays and being conscious of what you eat will put you well on your way toward building a healthy lifestyle!

If you have any comments or suggestions about today’s podcast or any fun health diet or fitness tip, please feel free to email me at LadyDietPodcast at dietdotcom.

This is Lady Diet signing off…