Travel Fitness at your Destination

Tips for travel fitness at your destination are outlined below:

Try to stick to your exercise regime while you are away. Most hotels have gym facilities and often a pool. There will be walking/running maps in the local area of the hotel (just ask the concierge). Unless it is not a safe city, then you should stay in the hotel.
A skipping rope and a set of aqua weights are also a good option for a “portable gym”. Aqua weights are light weight to travel with and you just fill them with water.
The Westin chain of hotels has introduced a “Westin Work out Room”. This is a hotel room with a treadmill or stationary bike, adjustable dumbbells, workout DVD’s and magazines and complimentary bottled water in the room so you can work out whenever you choose. This needs to be booked when you make your reservation. You will be charged at a higher rate than a standard room.
Some major cities have golf driving ranges in or near downtown which are open very early and very late. You can get some golf practice in before or after work. You will be able to hire all your equipment there. The concierge at your hotel will be able to assist you with directions and bookings.
Book a hotel with a gym and/or swimming pool.
Generally speaking because you are not doing all the chores you normally encounter at home, sticking to the exercise regime is in fact often easier while you are away than when you are at home.
Turn you mobile phone off when you are in bed. This way you will not be woken up in the middle of the night by a friend calling for a chat unaware that you are on a completely different time zone and it may be 7pm in Sydney where he is but it is 4am in New York where you are!
Take time out on weekends to relax and enjoy yourself – see Optimising your Weekends While Travelling on Business