As a freelance writer, I travel a great deal for?work-which leaves me having a packed schedule that gives me very little time to consider a class or hit the hotel gym. When I am not sleeping, most of my downtime is?spent at the airport. Instead of continuing to complete nothing before boarding, during layovers, or while I’m awaiting my bags, I decided to determine creative methods to squeeze in workouts on the go.
It was definitely weird at first. I’m that kind of human who races to the back from the class because I get self-conscious when?people watch?me sweat, so that you can imagine why manchester international wouldn’t be my go-to place for a full-on fitness routine. But I eventually had to overcome myself because I’d go months at a time traveling weekly.
To think of a workout program of my own that made sense for me at the airport,?I naturally looked to Instagram for help. My two favorite finds?were fitness star Kaisa Keranen’s easy-to-follow workouts right at the terminal and mega yogi Caitlin Turner’s inspiring moves before her flight.?
For more ideas, I reached out to Pure Barre master trainer and studio owner?Sami Sweeny together with?Peter Lee Thomas (Halle Berry’s trainer). Here, they share their tips and tricks to bring you to that next level of health before takeoff.?
“Sitting at an airport could be a pain, [so] make the most of your surroundings by chairs and benches to your workout,” Thomas tells?Health. “I like to do reverse crunches on whatever I was sitting on and several sets of pushups.”
Sweeny is on the same page. “There are countless bodyweight, equipment-free movements you can do while waiting for your flight,” she tells Health. “Go for 30-second tricep dips with your hands on a chair to one-minute wall sits with calf raises.”
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And if you are waiting at a lonely gate without lots of people around to potentially disturb, consider pulling a Sia Cooper from Diaryofafitmommy.com?and stealing her pre-flight lower-body moves, above.
The people mover which makes it easy to traverse miles of airport terminal space can also be a highly effective substitute for a track or treadmill. Witness Keranen doing high-knee?exercise around the moving walk below. Just make sure you don’t encounter anybody.
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Nothing zaps stress and revives your time like yoga, so you can visit a clear space?and unroll a mat. (If you’re mat-less, construct a coat or jacket on the floor-or do what I’m doing below in the airport in Richmond, Virginia and work it in a waiting area chair.)
The Yoga Poses app makes things easy with instructional videos of 250 poses along with modified positions for beginners, so you won’t seem like you’re totally in the dark when dealing with a rather complicated practice alone.
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Asana Rebel is yet another alternative that transforms the yoga experience into some thing active, and it’s certain to work up a large sweat. There are also quick mini sessions around the app without having enough time to spare.
If DIY yoga isn’t your lifestyle, check to see if the airport you’re stuck in has an?airport yoga studio. According to Yoga Journal, an increasing number of airports?internationally and in the U.S. are offering designated areas for yoga, including airports in San Francisco, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Heathrow working in london.
Yoga on the Fly, a business that offers travel-friendly yoga and meditation gear in airports, has?opened up a private studio with classes in the Denver airport and has intends to launch other in-airport spaces this season.
Though it is best to not add anymore items into your suitcase, Sweeny and Thomas both agree?resistance bands are fitness gear worth having. “They’re versatile, lightweight, portable, and ideal for weight training and stretching,” Sweeny says. “You can use the resistance bands in place of weights for the upper and lower body, and even core work.”
So break them in an empty area near the gate or in a yoga room, if the airport you’re going to has one.?It’s basically a good way to create your workouts more challenging. Having a resistance band, you’ll be able to do everything from bicep curls to tricep extensions. “For the low body, you just need to place the band around your thighs and perform squats, lunges, or plyometric movements,” Sweeny adds.
