Traveling
When it comes time for travel, be it for work, pleasure or duty, often times this comes along with a ready made excuse to put your fitness goals on hold...this does not need to be! Staying on course while away from home, can and is controlled by YOU! With a little planning and dedication you can keep on track whilst on the road.
Workouts
This should be intuitive, but in case you were wondering, BRING YOUR WORKOUTS! You can either bring your DVD's, rip your DVD's onto your laptop, Ipad or smart phone. You can also download the app version of some workouts. These are available for P90X through the P90X app. When all else fails, you can simply take your workout sheets and use your watch to make sure that you maintain a regular pace throughout the workout. You can get your worksheets on our website here.
Equipment
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Depending on which program you are working through and which workouts you need to do whilst travelling, the equipment needed will vary, some are easier to manage on the road than others, but all are do-able and should not be the reason for skipping your workout. With a little planning you can almost always get your workout in. Resistance bands take care of just about all of your lifting needs. If you are new to resistance bands, just watch how they do the modified exercises in the programs. Beachbody makes a good set of resistance bands.
Exercises like chest and back require nothing more than somewhere to do pull-ups and push-ups. You can almost always find a beam or bar and some floor space to accomplish this. You can also use the resistance bands for pull-ups but I prefer to use actual body weight for pull-ups when-ever possible. If you want to use bands for pull-ups, you can get the door attachment kit.
Insanity and Asylum are the easiest programs to do on the road, as they don't require any equipment. If you know where you will be staying, find out ahead of time what equipment they have, space available etc... you will find that in most travelling scenarios a lot of what you need will be readily available.
Nutrition
This is where most people fall apart whilst travelling, but with a little planning you don't have to fall into the same trap. You can always pack the high protein staples such as Shakeology, protein bars, beef/turkey jerky almonds, PB2 etc. You can take your supplements with you in small containers. No need to take your big tubs of powder, just portion out what you will need for the time on the road into double lock freezer zip-lock bags. Find out whether you will have access to a fridge, microwave, kitchen etc. Determine where the grocery stores are near where you will be going...and make a conscious effort to bypass the Mcdeath & Triple Bypass King's while on the road.
Come home accomplished
You maybe familiar with the feeling of defeat after busting your butt everyday only to go away for a week, miss all your workouts, and come home feeling that you have put on weight, lost your momentum...which sometimes leads to giving up altogether....don't let that happen to you. Blast out your workouts while on the road, and come home feeling like a champion. You will be happy you did!!!
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