choose. Consider the menu and choose your food carefully. Most restaurants offer choices of side orders of greens, soups, salads and grilled meats, which are always a healthier option as opposed to their heavier variants of pastas, pizzas, or Indian breads. So choose wisely.
Carry a water bottle
Travelling by air or on long road trips and staying in hotels often results in dehydration. Exposing your body to germs, different temperatures, and changing heights incur significant damage on your skin and general body water levels. Carry a water bottle with you in cabs, to meetings, and to have handy when thirst kicks in.
Simple exercises that can be done in the hotel room
Travelling sometimes could imply a busy and hectic schedule, and you may not be able to plan ahead and choose a hotel that has a fitness centre. Well, all we need is 30 minutes to get the blood pumping and metabolism going – which can be done in the absence of a fitness centre too. Pack in a jump rope and put it to use. Yoga, functional training, simple lunges and squats, or even a walk are great ways to pack in some exercise.
Get enough sleep
Getting enough sleep makes it easier to deal with stress. Sleep is as important as what we eat or how much we exercise. When we get enough rest, it supports our creativity and helps us deal with our moods. It can help balance our digestion system, boost our immune
systems, and even improve our cardiovascular health. Keep a calming bedtime ritual and routine that you can use to lull your body to sleep, even if the time zone is different.
On a regular day, we can stick to our routine pretty effectively, however, when we are travelling, even the smallest change can be sufficient to spoil things. To add on, we are“ too busy” to exercise, and we allow ourselves to eat anything we want“ because we are travelling”. A health coach becomes our ally, and provides ongoing support and motivation to achieve a balanced healthy life while we are travelling. Once we have that focus, our journey, and that includes the one to better health as well, gets much easier. De
The writer is Founder & CEO of Wellness Jiva.
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