You’ll Love These 5 Exercise Equipment Items That Are Perfect for Travel!
When you travel away from home, it’s more difficult to maintain your usual exercise routine because you don’t have your normal exercise equipment. It doesn’t matter whether you travel for business or on vacation, you still need to exercise.
But it’s difficult:
- You don’t have access to your local gym or home equipment
- You can’t take your favourite exercise machines with you
- The hotel where you’re staying may not have a good fitness centre
- Some hotels charge a small fortune to use their equipment
.Luckily, these problems don’t mean that you will have to lose whatever fitness progress you have made.
There are several small and very lightweight travel-friendly pieces of exercise equipment that you can take with you.
Here are 5 workout tools that are both very affordable and pack well without taking too much valuable suitcase space.
Exercise Equipment Item #1:- Jump Rope / Skipping Rope
Jump ropes offer a fantastic way of staying fit while you are away on vacation or a business trip. With a jump rope, you will be able to
- strengthen your lower body,
- give your heart a great workout,
- and burn tons of calories
all at the same time.
You can even maximize results by jumping rope or skipping several times throughout the day.
Extremely lightweight, a jump rope will take up very little suitcase space. They’re nicely inexpensive to buy, or you can borrow from a friend and be more green and eco-friendly. Some ropes are even adjustable for your height!
Exercise Equipment Item #2:- Resistance Bands
Resistance bands are effective – and perfectly portable. Most bands weigh less than 2 pounds / a kilogram.
You won’t even realize you have them in your suitcase!
Because resistance bands are flexible and versatile, you can work both your upper and lower body right inside your hotel room using your own body weight or resistance from the door, bed, or other available pieces of furniture.
Plus, there’s a huge variety of exercises that you do with them.
Exercise Equipment Item #3:- Swimming Gear
Swimming is not only a great form of exercise but it is also a fun activity that will make your trip more enjoyable. So, if your hotel has a pool or even a nearby beach with warm weather, make sure to pack your swimming gear with you.
The swimsuit will barely take up space in your suitcase while any other swimming gear (goggles, swim cap, etc.) can be stashed into a small pouch/cloth bag which you can stuff into the side pocket of a carry-on.
Exercise Equipment Item #4:- Yoga Mat
Yoga requires very little space and offers several benefits including increasing blood flow, improving flexibility, building muscle, and relaxing both the body and mind.
That means it will make a great exercise substitute during those trips where you can’t enjoy your normal workout routines.
Finding a yoga mat that will fit into your suitcase won’t be difficult as most yoga brands nowadays offer a whole line of yoga mats specifically designed for traveling, which is great!
Exercise Equipment Item #5:- Fitness Tracker
If you’ve got a really tight schedule that leaves no time for exercising, a fitness tracker or pedometer can be of great help.
It can help you move more and engage in a beneficial amount of physical activity throughout the day. The best part is that a fitness tracker takes absolutely no space in your suitcase as you can simply strap it to your arm, chest, or wrist depending on the model.
Summary
These 5 travel-friendly workout tools are affordable, small and lightweight. They’ll help prevent the notorious “travel weight gain” – and when you travel light, you travel green.
No more excuses next time you travel!
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What fitness equipment (if any) do you take with you when you travel?? Let me know in the comments below.
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