Sand_Issue_September-2018

exercise
34 wellness
Stay Fit While Travelling
By Jasmin Waldmann
It can sometimes be
tough to stay in your
fitness regime while
travelling. Despite all your
good intentions, it’s just
not possible. The body
experiences both mental
and physical stress while
travelling. Travel, especially
air travel, costs the body
lots of energy. One of the
reasons for it is air pressure
and the other is the act of
sitting long hours.
To deal with this stress,
the first priority is always
recovery, not exercises and
challenges for the body.
Recovery includes physical
and mental rest. The next
very important aspect is
your diet; it can either
support you, or work against
you. Eat the right foods. My
JaWa Diet can be perfect
even while travelling.
For you to stay physically
healthy and fit you need
the appropriate mindset.
Let me give you an
example. A client of mine, a
businesswoman, arrives at
the airport and needs to go
straight to a conference to
speak. She does not even go
to her hotel room before the
event. After that she has to
talk to people individually.
Then after 30 minutes she
needs to go to the hotel,
has 60 minutes to change,
and then leave to attend a
meeting.
So how can someone with
such a hectic routine stay
healthy and fit? I suggested
this: After landing, when
she gets into the car (the
drive is 30 minutes), she
should have hot water and
listen to soothing classical
music for 15 minutes, her
eyes covered either with
sunglasses or a sleeping
mask. After 15 minutes she
should think only of what
she is going to talk about.
There should be no going
through the social media
sites nor checking of emails
or answering the cellphone.
Then, after the first event,
when she goes to the hotel
for a change of clothes, she
should do treadmill for 20
minutes, meditate for 10
minutes and then get ready
in 20 minutes. While going
in the car for the meeting,
she can prepare herself for
it mentally.
In this example, what
are the points that I
touched upon? They
are concentration, being
selective, and focus. So stay
focused, select what you
really need to do and want
to do, and do nothing else.
Practice deep breathing,
which will keep you stressfree
and help you enjoy
what you do.
Take care that your body
moves, even when you
cannot practice your entire
fitness regime. Always look
for options to get moving.
Skip the elevator and take
stairs. If you don’t have a
gym at the place you’re
staying, go outside and take
a brisk walk, rent a bicycle,
or swim. There is no reason
to compromise on health
and fitness even as you
travel.
Jasmin Waldmann is an
international Mind & Body
Transformation Expert
and Life Coach. She is
the author of the book
‘Change Me’. Visit
www.jasminwaldmann.com
to know more.
Book available on amazon.
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