We often get asked how to train while travelling.
The online fitness community has flip-flopped, dilly-dallied, bubsy-wubsied its way between ‘DO NOT TRAIN ON HOLIDAY. YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY. GET FAT AND DRUNK’ to ‘NEVER MISS A DAY, MAX OUT DEADLIFT AT 4AM EVERY DAY’.
The truth is, if you don’t want to train, then no sweat, literally.
If you do, embrace the change of pace. Use it as a chance to do the things you always skip in your regular sessions because you ‘don’t have time to do abs’.
Even squeezing in a light session while away does the following:
- Maintains your habit-momentum
- Allows you some more wiggleroom with calories
- Gives you a bit of variety when you’re inevitably faced with new equipment. Think on your feet when you’re forced to get a bit creative
So here’s what I did on my last trip to Barcelona:
And how to manage your diet on holiday: