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How to exercise when in route!
Move when you are on the go!
Keep active while you are in transit. When you are traveling, anything you do that is physically active is a good for you, so take every opportunity to keep up with your commitment to exercising. Walk briskly through airport terminals and train stations. Take stairs instead of escalators. Carry or pull your own luggage. If possible, wear comfortable clothing when you travel – not only for the sake of comfort, but because it can double as workout attire.
Waiting for your flight? Filling up the gas tank? Taking a restroom break? Believe it or not, airports and highway service areas are great places to squeeze in some time to move your body. Take 10 minutes to do some lunges, jump up and down (alternate 30 seconds fast with 30 seconds slow), or perform some light jumping jacks. I’ve even been known to read a magazine at the airport while performing a stationary wall squat. (See pages 93-94) in The 10 Minute Total Body Breakthrough book) Hold the position for as long as you can, tightening your leg and butt muscles. You get a great flow of blood to your lower body, plus you get to catch up on your reading!
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Feeling sluggish after traveling-how to prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis?
What to do about Deep Vein Thrombosis:
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is when a blood clot develops in a vein deep inside your body, usually in the legs. DVT is dangerous: if the blood clot break off, it could travel through your bloodstream and block a blood vessel elsewhere in your body. If it blocks a blood vessel in your lungs (a condition called a pulmonary embolism) you could die.
You are at higher risk for DVT if you are inactive for a long period of time, such as when you are flying in an airplane, when you are taking a long car trip, or when you are immobilized in bed recovering from surgery. Developing DVT while immobilized in a constricted space on an airplane even has a nickname: “economy class syndrome.”
Your risk for DVT increases if you have several risk factors at the same time. Prolonged immobilization – sitting for periods of 4 hours or more – reduces the circulation in your legs by 50 percent. Smoking damages your blood vessels and doubles your risk of thrombosis. In addition to being immobilized and smoking, other risk factors for DVT include:
• obesity
• varicose veins
• diabetes
• taking birth control pills
• being on hormone therapy
• being over the age of 60
• heart failure
• a genetic predisposition to increased blood clotting
• a previous injury that reduces the blood flow to a part of your body
• being pregnant, or having recently given birth
• having recently had surgery, or suffered a major physical trauma
• cancer, even if you are being treated for it
• a previous history of thrombosis
If you are going to be inactive for a long period of time, frequently exercise your lower leg muscles. Drink plenty of water and avoid alcohol and caffeine. If you have a known predisposition for thrombosis, your doctor might prescribe a mild blood thinner/anticoagulant for a long plane flight – since you can’t stop the plane and take a walk.
How to stay fit when you are on Vacation!
Many of us try hard to create the perfect vacation – one that our family will talk about for years to come. My goal for you is to fully enjoy your time away with family and friends, having the energy and strength to make it a lasting memory.
Unfortunately, in our eagerness to do everything, we often do too much. We wake up earlier than usual and are on the run all day. We try to cram in as much as we possibly can in a short amount of time, running around amusement parks, historic sights, and national monuments. We eat non-stop, including unaccustomed delicacies, and grab snacks and beverages on the street or on the go. We eat dinner late and stay up later.
Ah, how sweet it is!
My advice to my clientwho are concerned about the myriad pitfalls on the vacation highway is: “Enjoy yourself!” Donʼt be so concerned about every little detail relating to your fitness plan that you isolate yourself, take the fun out of your vacation, and ruin it for others. Allow yourself the opportunity to enjoy foods which you donʼt normally eat. It is OK to taste and sample foods that you have heard about or always wanted to try. Give yourself permission, eat it, and enjoy! Continue reading “How to stay fit when you are on Vacation!”
