Travel/vacation fitness tricks

[Xganon]

In the past my exercise routine has fallen apart whenever I'm
out on the road for a few weeks. Wish I could just bring the
elliptical trainer with me in my suitcase - that would solve a
lot of problems.

On the weekend I discovered I can use rope skipping/jump
roping (or whatever it's called) as a substitute for the
30 minutes of cardio training I generally do on the
elliptical trainer.

I jumped using a heart rate monitor, and found that if I
alternated between about 1 minute of skipping with the rope
and 1 minute of lightly jumping without the rope, my heart
rate was generally between 120 and 150 BPM. Average BPM for 30
minutes: 123. This is better than I expected, since I thought
that skipping for 30 minutes would drive my pulse through the
ceiling, but the alternating sessions without the rope seemed
to balance things out.

So while I prefer the elliptical trainer, it looks like a jump
rope will do fine in a pinch.

Am I the only one having trouble maintaining a regular fitness
routine while traveling or on the road?

Philip

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[Barry B.]

xganon wrote:
>
> In the past my exercise routine has fallen apart whenever
> I'm out on the road for a few weeks. Wish I could just bring
> the elliptical trainer with me in my suitcase - that would
> solve a lot of problems.
>
> On the weekend I discovered I can use rope skipping/jump
> roping (or whatever it's called) as a substitute for the 30
> minutes of cardio training I generally do on the elliptical
> trainer.
>
> I jumped using a heart rate monitor, and found that if I
> alternated between about 1 minute of skipping with the rope
> and 1 minute of lightly jumping without the rope, my heart
> rate was generally between 120 and 150 BPM. Average BPM for
> 30 minutes: 123. This is better than I expected, since I
> thought that skipping for 30 minutes would drive my pulse
> through the ceiling, but the alternating sessions without
> the rope seemed to balance things out.
>
> So while I prefer the elliptical trainer, it looks like a
> jump rope will do fine in a pinch.
>
> Am I the only one having trouble maintaining a regular
> fitness routine while traveling or on the road?
>
> Philip
>
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No, you are not the only one; lately, I have taken my walking
shoes, socks, shorts, and shirts with me, so at least I can
walk/run when I have time when out of town.

[That T Wom]

"xganon" <remailer@xganon.com> wrote in message
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> In the past my exercise routine has fallen apart whenever
> I'm out on the
road for a few weeks. Wish I could just bring the
elliptical trainer with me in my suitcase - that would
solve a lot of problems.
>
> On the weekend I discovered I can use rope skipping/jump
> roping (or
whatever it's called) as a substitute for the 30 minutes of
cardio training I generally do on the elliptical trainer.
>
> I jumped using a heart rate monitor, and found that if I
> alternated
between about 1 minute of skipping with the rope and 1 minute
of lightly jumping without the rope, my heart rate was
generally between 120 and 150 BPM. Average BPM for 30 minutes:
123. This is better than I expected, since I thought that
skipping for 30 minutes would drive my pulse through the
ceiling, but the alternating sessions without the rope seemed
to balance things out.
>
> So while I prefer the elliptical trainer, it looks like a
> jump rope will
do fine in a pinch.
>
> Am I the only one having trouble maintaining a regular
> fitness routine
while traveling or on the road?
>
> Philip
>
You might check at the hotels/motels you stay in. Some have
in-house fitness rooms with equipment and some have
arrangements with nearby gyms or fitness centers for hotel
guests to use the center. I know the gym I use has an
arrangement with the Holiday Inn next door and very many of
the people I see using the equipment are hotel guests!

T

[Michael Ro]

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:45:00 -0500, "That T Woman"
<nospamatAll@nts-online.net> wrote:

|This is better than I expected, since |I thought that
skipping for 30 minutes would drive my pulse through the
|ceiling, but the alternating sessions without the rope seemed
to balance |things out.

This from a woman who considers Glamour mag a source of solid
information. LOL!

[Jak]

"That T Woman" <nospamatAll@nts-online.net> wrote in message
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>
> "xganon" <remailer@xganon.com> wrote in message
> news:a768016a6002a78e4a2c74d661ef6382@xganon.com...
> >
> > So while I prefer the elliptical trainer, it looks like a
> > jump rope will
> do fine in a pinch.
> >
> > Am I the only one having trouble maintaining a regular
> > fitness routine
> while traveling or on the road?
> >
> > Philip
> >
> You might check at the hotels/motels you stay in. Some have
> in-house fitness rooms with equipment and some have
> arrangements with nearby gyms
or
> fitness centers for hotel guests to use the center. I know
> the gym I use has an arrangement with the Holiday Inn next
> door and very many of the people I see using the equipment
> are hotel guests!
>
> T
>
>
My suggestion exactly! Even if your hotel does not have a
fitness room or arrangement with a gym, most gyms will let you
purchase a one day pass or even a weekly pass. Most charge
around $10-15 for a one day pass and even my cheapo company
lets me expense it. Airports often also have gyms nearby (and
some have them inside) so you can use that time between
flights constructively.

The original poster sounds like a person new to exercise very
locked and determined in their routine. Depending on where you
travel, there are lots of opportunities to walk around and
explore a new place. You can also rent bicycles or roller
blades in a lot of cities. Travel should be a time of
discovery and new routines, not worrying about old ones.

JAK