Best travel exercises and workouts for when you’re jet-lagged, stiff or don’t have a gym
- Away from your usual gear, running route, classes and gym membership, going travelling can disturb your regular exercise routine
- We talk to fitness experts on the best exercises to do before a flight, after disembarking, when jet-lagged and when you don’t have access to a gym
For many people, their regular fitness routine doesn’t translate well to the reality of travel.
You’re out of your element on the road, faced with new stresses and responsibilities, away from your usual gear, running route, classes or gym membership.
To help you pick the best workout for every travel situation, we interviewed three fitness experts on which types of exercises to turn to. Here’s what they advised.
The best exercise when you get off a long flight
Long flights – or long bus, car and train rides – are terrible on your body. You’re stuck in a sedentary position for hours. After being crammed in so awkwardly, the experts suggest mobility training to reset your spine.
“Travel is one of the most beautiful parts of life but also just feels so detrimental to your body,” says Kirsty Godso, a fitness trainer based in New York. “Do something like [mat or tower] Pilates, where you’re really rolling your spine and mobilising. [It can take] away a lot of that tightness in the hips that you feel from sitting on a flight.”