Travel Fitness
Get fit for a cycle touring break
From short holidays where your panniers are transported between hotels, to full blown self-supported tours covering much larger distances, a cycle touring break is an ideal way to explore a new area or country.
Read more…Get fit for a trekking holiday
If you are planning a trekking holiday you’ll have spent endless nights scanning brochures and the internet, carefully researched the type of trek, location, duration and appropriate precautions to take and have finally paid your deposit to secure your place. It’s all systems go and you’re really looking forward to what could be the trip of a lifetime.
Read more…Keeping fit on an aeroplane flight
It is well known that being sat for long periods of time can affect your health. Long distance aeroplane flights in particular can cause chronic tiredness, otherwise known as ‘jet lag’, and even Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a condition characterised by the development of blood clots through lack of activity.
Read more…Keeping fit on a bus or train journey
Although bus and train travel is popular, making a journey on a bus, coach or train that offers limited opportunities to move around is not a great recipe for a relaxing travel experience. Even an hour in a cramped seat can leave you feeling uncomfortable and — more often than not — tired, dehydrated, stiff and sore.
Read more…Keeping fit on holiday
When you have a holiday on the horizon, it’s an opportunity to look forward to some well-earned rest, relaxation and a bit of down-time. However, a couple of weeks completely devoid of any exercise is a guaranteed way to lose a lot of your hard-earned fitness.
Read more…Top 10 holidays for improving fitness
Holidays are a time away from the stresses and strains of modern day life; a time when you actually have time to indulge in the things that you may struggle to fit into your typical working week. Combining a holiday with exercise can be just the thing to either kick-start your fitness or progress your training to the next level.
Read more…Get fit for a walking holiday
Walking holidays can be social and scenic trips that allow you to develop your health and fitness while having a break from home. However, in order to take a walking holiday, it’s important to first assess your current fitness levels and whether you will be able to last the pace on a tough foreign walk.
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