Comments on: How to Stay Fit and Healthy on the Road

By: Wes Pearce

Wes Pearce — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:24:24 +0000

I think one of the hardest things to do is keep to a regular fitness program and healthy eating while traveling.

One thing I try to do is filter my Airbnbs to have a gym in the building. This definitely limits my options but it helps me stay on track with fitness. Or, I try to search for local gyms ahead of time so that I know where they are and can save time.

By: Leslie Carbone

Leslie Carbone — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:09:50 +0000

I do crunches and burpees in my hotel room while the coffee’s brewing; that way I always start the day with exercise. I also walk as much as possible when I travel.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 11:04:17 +0000

Thank you for your post! It’s very interesting and helpful! Especially the tips, they are so great and not only useful, but neccessary I think. But they also take time to get used to and process. But I think we totally can, right? Thanks again. Looking for your next posts.

By: Leia Chester

Leia Chester — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:22:47 +0000

due to busy work I do not have time to fully implement a complete exercise, but I usually spend 30-45 ‘to jog in the gym. That is quite favorable for the current situation, but to recognize that outdoor exercise is always to best effect 🙂

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 21:57:00 +0000

Great tips. Its hard to find time to exercise while traveling but we do end up walking EVERYWHERE. There’s no better exercise than walking miles with a big backpack on! We end up carb-loading as well, as having a big pasta dinner is often the easiest and cheapest. Good list.

By: Burcu

Burcu — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:54:59 +0000

I especially like the walking part. If one walks to every walkable destination during a trip – that fact alone will take care of all remaining fir requirements. It is also a lot more fun to walk in a destination that you are not familiar with than walking in your own city.

By: Skúli

Skúli — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:38:25 +0000

Some great advice here, I like the never two rule, it gives you a chance to fuck up but jump right back on that horse again. That is often a problem with keeping a routine, people thinking that if they screw up once the routine is ruined and they might as well binge on a liter of icecream after the burger and pizza. But that’s not the case. Just keep at it!

By: Roberto

Roberto — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:12:39 +0000

I think that in order to eat healthy and do exercise first it has to be a decision you make for yourself either you are at home or traveling. When you make that decision then, when traveling, you need imagination and determination, whichever comes first. Everywhere you will find fruits, vegetables, water, nuts, tuna, sardines (canned its ok), or local traditional food. Even in a gas station store you will find bananas but…have you the determination?

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:02:34 +0000

Hi Matt, you become more conscious of what you eat as you get older and taking regular exerciser. I find when travelling, staying at most hostels this can go out the window when meeting people, so this time I took a converted campervan around Spain, staying away from tourist areas, I found it easy to meet like mined people who liked walking and cycling and as you know the food is local and traditional. I lost over a stone and felt great!

By: Sharalyn

Sharalyn — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:59:22 +0000

Thank you ever so much for this great video, Matt! I am middle-aged and find the exercise thing a real challenge while on the road. The tips in this video were great and I really appreciate that Steve has a great balance with his life and understanding of what it is like on the road. When I travel, I choose to walk everywhere. I wear an “up bracelet” that tracks my steps and I average about 6 miles a day. Plus, I have a power yoga DVD that I bring along and try to do that 3-4 times a week. I travel with my yoga matt…when I use a backpack, I just strap it onto the side or I pack it in my suitcase. However, I am going to check out Steve’s 20 minute hotel routine for days when I feel a crunch for time….although I don’t see myself ever doing a pull-up 🙂 Great post…thank you, thank you, thank you!