How on earth do you manage this?
In the last 7 weeks, I’ve clocked up about 40,000kms of air travel. As a result, my garmin endurance score has dropped from about 6500 to 4950… And that’s before we go to the USA to visit family (another 2 weeks with limited fitness).
Any help / thoughts most welcome.
Running comes first to mind, but also burpees, squat jumps, skipping rope, etc
Make sure you don’t use the travelator at the airport and walk to your gate. Make the most of what you have at your destinations. Is there a hotel gym, can you rent a bike for a ride, is there a swimming pool, is there a park you can go for a walk or run round, don’t use any lifts, take the stairs. Then as above body weight squats, planks, press ups, take some resistance bands with you.
Good luck, that’s a hell of a lot of flying. In my 30s I had a period of flying twice a week and had to work hard on fitness and not gaining weight from all the rich hotel food and drinks I could have on expenses.
Focus on Cross Training.
Here’s one to consider: Leg Blasters. Seriously, these things are one of the most awful workouts ever.
Work up to 5 sets, separated by one minute of rest. It’s definitely more of quick / short VO2 and explosiveness HiiT workout, but they work. START SLOW. Most people aren’t used to the eccentric requirements.
( I also do pushups, pullups, core work, go for a jog, etc.)
Hi there,
You could try Pull Up Resistance Bands:
something like these:
https://www.amazon.com/Resistance-Assistance-Exercise-Training-Powerlifting/dp/B09NDKK775/ref=asc_df_B09NDKK775/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=563749693882&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6474525328515479158&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024403&hvtargid=pla-1594666751256&psc=1&mcid=efa78618ae183ca389cc5662615f862e
Regards
Uffe
When I was traveling a lot for work I did quite a bit of gym work (I had memberships to three different chains so depending on what city or area I was in I always had a gym to go to) and did a lot of walking and jogging. Expect to lose power on the bike, but if you can manage to keep up with general fitness and health, keep the weight down, etc then your power will bounce back quickly once you are able to resume training. I also looked for gyms with peloton bikes, you’d be surprised how many nice hotels have them.
For sure not easy when you have to travel for work as travel also brings extra stress to your body. I travel globally about 100 days in the year and try to walk for at least 20 mins when I get through security. I always take a travel yoga mat so that I can do some stretching and some core work. I have these 2
https://www.jadeyoga.eu/eu_en/yoga-mats/jade-travel-3mm.html
And this one to protect the knees
On top of this I try to walk as much as possible and or hit the DREADmill.
I’ve found it important to be happy with some movement in my travel days even if I’m not working up a sweat.
That’s a good point. Something is better than nothing. It is a mentality shift I often missed when I was a road warrior.
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This is so true. I get home and I’m just wiped out for a couple of days after. I don’t feel relaxed and my Garmin watch tells me I’m stressed… which I obviously am.
More trips on the cards for the new year as well, which isn’t good, but I think I will be much tougher on myself and just make sure I get out and run every couple of days or so.
Flying approximately 350,000 miles each year this is the bane of my existence. Staying fit is one thing but, staying cycling fit has been frustratingly difficult if not impossible. I usually overdo the tss when home and over “recover” at work. The most important thing is become a Jedi master with food. Eat lean and clean and resist the temptation of easy fast foods. Light weight room workouts to keep muscles engaged helps. Running if you can tolerate it is probably the most effective cardio. I’ve tried to get back into running but, no joy…yet. I’ll keep trying. Until then I walk a bit, or depending on the location do sports specific to the area like surfing or hiking…
My primary answers, as a family-business consultant flying ~100K miles each year to the Americas and Europe mostly, but who runs/cycles as intensely as I can purely for health and recreation, may be very different from those of others here.
But my answers are the following, ordered by priority:
Make sure you recover. Enough sleep, high-quality sleep, the right food, some mobility work… first, do no harm. Make sure you’re not creating problems for yourself now or down the road.
Running is my favorite way to stay in shape. A few shorts, tank tops, anti-chafing cream, a pair of running shoes, and my HR strap take up relatively little space for all the TSS and joy they bring me.
A few years ago, I bought an “8 Weeks to SEALFIT” program (www.sealfit.com), downloaded all the documents and workouts, and have spent many an hour working hard in a hotel room. Those are full-body workouts that help me get stronger, faster, and more flexible as a person, and they’ve been a great investment.