Here we are in the middle of summer travel and everyone is asking how do I exercise while on vacation. Luckily, I’m leaving on my own vacation tomorrow so I’ll be able to post a couple of lessons learned all week long. Today I want to focus on a full body strength routine you can do on the road that requires ZERO equipment. All you need is a hallway (hello…hotel hallways are the best), your Ipod for inspiration, and a go-getter attitude.
The following routine is inspired by my own Work Your Butt Off book and Fat Blasting Strength Training schedules. If you need to order one while I’m on vacation, I will be checking email but give me a little extra time as I answer all of my email personally.
Now, the routine…
Start your stopwatch and walk up and down the hallway for 2 min. as your warm up.
1 min. - Walking Lunges
1 min. - Stationary Squats shoulder width leg
1 min. - Walk the hall
1 min. - Walking Lunges (side to side - step out to 10 o’clock and then 2 o’clock)
1 min. - Stationary Squats wide leg
1 min. - Walk the hall
1 min. - Push Ups with hands wide
1 min. - Crunches
1 min. - High Knee Run the hall
1 min. - Push Ups with hands in a triangle
1 min. - Bicycle Crunches
1 min. - High Knee Runs the hall
1 min. - Bearcrawls (get on your hands and feet face down and start crawling down the hall)
1 min. - Leg In and Outs
1 min. - Spiderwalk (get on your hands and feet face up and crawl down the hall)
You can repeat this one time for a 30 minute kick butt routine or you can add in the following if you have your resistance bands and a stairwell…
10 Overhead Presses with band
1 min. of stairs two at a time
10 Overhead Presses with band
1 min. of stairs two at a time
10 Overhead Presses with band
1 min. of stairs two at a time
10-15 Bicep Curls with band
10-15 Dips on stairs
10-15 Bicep Curls with band
10-15 Dips on stairs
10-15 Bicep Curls with band
10-15 Dips on stairs
Wrap resistance band around stair rail and do three sets of resistance band rows with 1 min. of jumping jacks in between each set.
There you have it. A travel routine you can do every other day you are on vacation. For the “off” days feel free to do some walking or running. Have fun!