How To Stay In Shape When You Are Forced To Travel
Having to hit the road in the middle of your fitness program can strip you of all the progress you’ve made. After all, routines are very hard to establish and being forced to leave your routine is a death sentence.
Fortunately, there are many steps you can take to prevent your body from turning to mush.
So here is how to stay in shape when you are forced to travel:
1. Don’t let more than two weeks go by before exercising: At the very least you need to have a very intense weight lifting session every two weeks to prevent excess muscle loss. Although you will lose cardiovascular conditioning, you will be able to maintain your metabolism.
2. Don’t stop eating frequently: You need to keep on eating every couple of hours to prevent your metabolism from slowing down because of muscle mass loss. The main adjustment you want to make is to reduce the size of each meal and to reduce carbohydrate intake.
3. Get some high resistance bands: Not only are these bands very durable, but they can also apply a lot of resistance to your muscles. The key here is to make sure they are heavy duty. Otherwise, regular bands will not provide the necessary stimulus.
4. Invest in a suspension trainer: I personally believe suspension training is way overhyped. However, if you are on the run it’s better than nothing. Moreover, just like resistance bands, suspension trainers don’t weigh much and are extremely portable.
5. Work all your big muscles: Forget about triceps and biceps here. If you have limited time in the gym you need to make your workouts as efficient as possible. And the best way to do this is to make sure you exercise as much muscle mass as possible in the shortest amount of time possible.
6. Make the necessary adjustments: If you are going to be moving around less then slightly restrict caloric intake. If you are tired and jet lagged reduce the amount of weight you use in the gym. Try to avoid injury here and stay healthy.
Being on the road doesn’t have to be a death sentence to your results. So take action on this advice next time you have to travel!
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