How to keep the show going on the road

 

multi-tasking: fitness, balance, weight distribution

Working out at a gym can often be a privilege and a convenience.  Trying to keep up on fitness while traveling is not always easy.  Now that I have moved to India, I am in the midst of designing a fitness program that fits with the rhythm of the rest of my new life and doesn’t become guilt ridden, because I cannot do the “ideal” workout.   The gym is not going to be a realistic option, so I did invest in a spin bike and a few weights–and of course, I have my “I” band.  Meditation and a walk are in the morning.  The afternoon is 70 minutes on the bike with the integration of light weights, sitting, standing, and stomach crunches in varying intervals.  I finish up with heavier weights on the ground and my “I” band to check on my balance, flexibility, and rotational integration that I know from dancing, (no high heels right now.)  The afternoon and evening is more meditation, but with always an awareness for a straight spine, relaxed shoulders, and regular/deep breaths–trying to create the posture from the floor of my pelvis upward and radiating from inside to outside through my extremities, (dance position while sitting.)

Posture is posture: sitting or in motion

Here are two useful articles around staying fit and not making yourself crazy while traveling:

Hotels Take Fitness Into Guest Rooms – NYTimes.com