Hotel Room Workout On Vacation

It's vacation time. It is an opportunity for some relaxing, shopping, and walking on the beach. We often are so excited about our trip that we began to neglect our exercise routine. After all, who has time to work out on vacation when you are having such a great time. With all that fun, don't forget the great benefits of working out. There are some ways to keep achieving your fitness goals in your hotel while on vacation.

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We all need to keep our health in shape on and off of vacation. To keep your fitness routine up, try working out in your hotel room. You are already nice and cozy. Just add in a 5-10 minute exercise routine and be on your way. Just make sure you are not doing anything that will damage the hotel's property. You wouldn't want anyone damaging your things. There are some benefits to working out in a hotel.

Hotel Workout Benefits:

You can exercise before getting dressed. The shower is close by for after you exercise.

You can use what's in the room to work out with.

You can use your own body weight.

You can work out with your kids. (A family experience)

Exercising with kids in a hotel room

Types of Exercises you can do in a hotel.

Jumping jacks: helps strengthen bones, and gives your heart health a boost.
High knees: helps improve cardiovascular endurance, improves coordination, burns calories, and strengthens the abdominal muscles.
Push-ups: it works every major muscle, which in turn helps your cardiovascular system.
Mountain climbers: increases your heart rate while working your core.
Chair squats: use a chair from the hotel room.
Crunches: helps you build abdominal muscles.
Stretching: helps keep the muscles strong and flexible.
Yoga poses: helps with circulation of the blood and flexibility.

Benefits of exercise

Lowers the blood pressure
Reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol- This is known as "bad cholesterol".
Weight control
Increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. This is known as "good cholesterol".

Check out this hotel room workout video by Zuka Light

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Hotel Room Workout On Vacation