How to stay lean when you're on the road
Posted on Feb 8th 2007 8:30PM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness
Airports, airplanes, hotels...they just don't bring health and fitness to mind, do they? Whether it's the stress of traveling, the layovers, the cramped quarters, or the jet lag, for some reason it's just easier to go with the flow and eat what we want. Is it possible to travel most days of the year, and still lose a significant amount of weight? That's exactly what Peter Greenberg did. How did he do it?
Greenberg describes four trouble spots: the airport, the airplane, the hotel, and exercising on the road. By being knowledgeable about foods that fast food has to offer, he learned how to make better choices, or to bring his own snacks. At the hotel, he adopted the motto "eater beware," and learned to scrutinized the hotel menu carefully. And when it came to exercise, he dedicated himself to making sure it got done, even if he had to use his carry-on bags for weights. The number of hotels with fitness centers is on the rise, but his advice is to plan ahead and be prepared to exercise in your room with the bare minimum of equipment.
Though it isn't easy, Greenberg's plan proves that dieting even with the heaviest of travel schedules is possible. Do any of you frequent fliers out there have tips or tricks you'd like to share?
Greenberg describes four trouble spots: the airport, the airplane, the hotel, and exercising on the road. By being knowledgeable about foods that fast food has to offer, he learned how to make better choices, or to bring his own snacks. At the hotel, he adopted the motto "eater beware," and learned to scrutinized the hotel menu carefully. And when it came to exercise, he dedicated himself to making sure it got done, even if he had to use his carry-on bags for weights. The number of hotels with fitness centers is on the rise, but his advice is to plan ahead and be prepared to exercise in your room with the bare minimum of equipment.
Though it isn't easy, Greenberg's plan proves that dieting even with the heaviest of travel schedules is possible. Do any of you frequent fliers out there have tips or tricks you'd like to share?
