Travel Unwinding

We’re going to keep the holiday travel theme going today. If you’re going to find yourself in a car or on a plane within the next few days, pay attention.

Long hours of travel is tough on your body. Awkward sitting positions, poor food choices and travel delays add up to be a stressful situation. On Sunday, we spent 8 hours in the car. We drank too much coffee and not enough water. Once we got home I felt tired and stiff, although I knew I needed movement more than another nap.

I hit the gym and moved around for 15 minutes. I practiced some olympic lifts with just the barbell, I hung from the pull up bar, did some squats and push ups and dips. I felt myself coming back to life after I started moving around.

You might not have access to a full sized gym where you’re traveling to and that’s okay. You can reap all the benefits without needing to pack anything extra in your suitcase. Once you reach your destination, or bonus points if you do it while you’re traveling, do some bodyweight squats!

Squats are a nice way to move your hips through a large range of motion, they’ll get you heart rate up a bit and it will unwind your cranky travel hips. Pair it with some downward dogs and shoulder CARs and you’ll be feeling yourself in no time

Justin Miner

@portsmouthcoach