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I am one of those guys whose line of work requires a lot of travelling. It is a lot frequent flyers and a lot of skipped work out sessions in my gym. When I first started traveling as much, my primary concern was not to miss my flights. But as I get more efficient in packing and extra pounds with the missing gym sessions, my priorities shifted from packing to exercising when it came to freaking out. To minimize the effects of lunches and dinners on per diems and complementary breakfasts of the hotels, I created the following guidelines for my trips. Whether you are a frequent flyer as I am or you simply don’t want to interrupt your exercise routine for the summer vacation coming up, these are what I figured out over time or find out with a little research to keep the wheels turning.

1. DO YOUR HOMEWORK
While selecting a hotel for your travel, look for the ones with an exercise room. The “fitness centers” in hotels are pretty bad compared to actual gyms but a pair of dumbbells or a tread mill may come pretty handy. Especially if you are a Southern Californian spoiled with yearlong good weather, such as I am, and traveling to not so warm climate, running outside can be a bit brutal on the respiratory tract.

2.  WATCH WHAT YOU EAT
When you are away from your home, you are also away from your kitchen. What a nice excuse to eat outside and boost up the carbohydrates consumption. Stay away, or at least, try to stay away from the junk food and focus on fruits and vegetables. Low sodium consumption is also something to keep in mind.

3. PACK RIGHT
Add your sneakers and swimsuit to your checklist right after the toothbrush for items to pack. You’ll have one less excuse not to hit the swimming pool or the fitness room. I actually keep a pair in my luggage not to forget, so if there is anything I forget that is to take them out to wash. And mostly the laundry rooms are right above the fitting rooms in the hotels.

4. NO FITNESS ROOMS NO PROBLEM
If there is no place or equipment to work with, you should still be able to do a few things. I personally go with push-ups and crunches but if you know a few Pilates or yoga exercises, that is even better. I have heard that some hotels have exercise DVDs that you can check in. It may be worth trying.

5. EXPLORE THE AREA
No matter how hard it is to convince non travelling colleges that otherwise, business trips are hardly the opportunities to learn about the city that you are going to. And sometimes there is nothing to see. Still try to see if there is anything around worth seeing and, if you can, walk around. Most hotels will have a stand with flyers showing sight-seeings close to the front desk, check if there is anything interesting.

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