KEEP ON MOVING Avoiding a sedentary lifestyle is vital for your health – and travelling is no excuse to let standards drop, according to Mayo Clinic exercise specialist Thom Rieck JÖRN KASPUHL YOU MAY BE DISCIPLINED with your exercise schedule when everything is running smoothly and normally. But travel can affect that. When we travel, we’re not on our home turf, we’re often relying on takeout food, and our calendars may be more packed than usual. Something’s got to give, and it’s easy to let our exercise programme fall by the wayside. “It’s not as difficult as we think when it comes to exercising on the road,” says Thom Rieck, Wellness Activity Specialist at the Healthy Living Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “A trip, whether for business or for pleasure, isn’t worth getting out of sync with our fitness goals.” Many hotels have gyms that allow travellers to keep up a similar workout as at their gym at home. Otherwise, there are great ways to incorporate exercise into your travel. “Having access to a gym isn’t the only way to exercise,” Rieck continues. An easy thing to do is simply to walk rather than take a car whenever you can. Many cities also have bike-share services, another great way to keep up your fitness while getting from point A to point B. In addition, bodyweight exercises, like squats, pushups and planks, are effective and can be done anywhere without an exercise equipment. Rieck is a fan of high intensity interval training (HIIT). “HIIT is a wonderful way to challenge your cardiovascular system that NetJets 25
