Healthy Vacation Activities - Corporate Fitness Works
Hiking: Research local hiking trails and explore your vacation spot on foot for a great cardio workout.
Kayaking: Near a river? Check into nearby kayak rentals or tours. Your back, shoulders, arms, hands, abdomen, chest and especially heart are key target areas during this adventurous exercise.
Biking: Most vacation spots offer bike rentals. Take a ride to dinner or simply to explore.
Walking: Feel the sand between your toes or hit the boardwalk!
Surfing: Try something new! Work on your balance, strength and flexibility while you have fun in the sun.
Use the swings for rows or single leg squats
No monkeying around! If there are monkey bars, do pull ups, or hang and raise your knees to work abs. Place your hands on the curb and do mountain climbers or do alternating toe taps. A park bench can be used for step ups, triceps dips or incline push ups
Pool: A water workout is a great alternative; especially if you have some aches and pains from sleeping in a different bed or you’ve been doing a lot of walking!
Gym: Most hotels offer a small exercise room. If the weather is less than ideal, jump on a treadmill or elliptical for a quick cardio workout.
Benefits:
Intense workout in little time No equipment needed Full body workout Perform indoors or outdoors Able to go at your pace
What to Do:
Warm up for 5-10 minutes. Do each exercise for 30 seconds Rest for 10 seconds Move onto the next exercise Continue pattern. Once you finish the side plank, you’ve completed 1 round! Try to complete 2-3 rounds. Cool down.
Resources: Barnhart, Ryan. "Vacation Fit: How to Stay Healthy on Vacation." FitDay, n.d. Web. "Scientific 7 Minute Workout." High Intensity Circuit Training Using Bodyweight. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2017. "The Exercise Benefits of Surfing." FitDay, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
Kayaking: Near a river? Check into nearby kayak rentals or tours. Your back, shoulders, arms, hands, abdomen, chest and especially heart are key target areas during this adventurous exercise.
Biking: Most vacation spots offer bike rentals. Take a ride to dinner or simply to explore.
Walking: Feel the sand between your toes or hit the boardwalk!
Surfing: Try something new! Work on your balance, strength and flexibility while you have fun in the sun.
Use the swings for rows or single leg squats
No monkeying around! If there are monkey bars, do pull ups, or hang and raise your knees to work abs. Place your hands on the curb and do mountain climbers or do alternating toe taps. A park bench can be used for step ups, triceps dips or incline push ups
Pool: A water workout is a great alternative; especially if you have some aches and pains from sleeping in a different bed or you’ve been doing a lot of walking!
Gym: Most hotels offer a small exercise room. If the weather is less than ideal, jump on a treadmill or elliptical for a quick cardio workout.
Benefits:
Intense workout in little time No equipment needed Full body workout Perform indoors or outdoors Able to go at your pace
What to Do:
Warm up for 5-10 minutes. Do each exercise for 30 seconds Rest for 10 seconds Move onto the next exercise Continue pattern. Once you finish the side plank, you’ve completed 1 round! Try to complete 2-3 rounds. Cool down.
Resources: Barnhart, Ryan. "Vacation Fit: How to Stay Healthy on Vacation." FitDay, n.d. Web. "Scientific 7 Minute Workout." High Intensity Circuit Training Using Bodyweight. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2017. "The Exercise Benefits of Surfing." FitDay, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
