by Matthew Smith

Created on: April 29, 2008   Last Updated: May 05, 2008

One way to easily bring your work out on the road, is to know a good work out, that requires very little equipment. One of the most important parts, of any work out, is stretching. You can stretch just about anywhere. For example, a hotel room or park. No equipment is required for stretching. Just make sure you know a good variety of stretches to loosen up all your muscles. Now your workout is already well underway.

Next, to get a good cardiovascular workout, take a walk, jog, or run. Since you're on the road, you will get to see some different scenery. The only supplies you will need for this part of the workout are some comfortable clothes and athletic shoes. Neither of which, will likely, be overly difficult to take along with you, to most destinations. Be careful not to get ran over if you are traveling along roadways, or down sidewalks where you have to cross streets. Be extra cautious, especially if you have traveled to an unfamiliar area. Remember, getting ran over by a vehicle is not part of a good workout.

If you have traveled somewhere where the conditions outside are not suitable for exercising, try to find yourself a treadmill to run on, or a swimming pool, to swim some laps in, to get your heart rate up. You could always do some jumping jacks, run in place, or even skip rope, if you have a area suitable for these kind of activities. Anything, to get the blood pumping a little quicker is excellent.

Also if you like sports, such as tennis, basketball,volleyball, etc. these are excellent cardiovascular workouts. If there is somewhere to participate in any such activities, this could be your cardiovascular portion of your workout.

You can get a really great strength and balance workout, back at your hotel room, or in a park, doing exercises, where you lift your own body weight. Try some push-ups, weightless squats, sit-ups, and weightless leg lunges. If you can do it safely, sit on a chair, or a bench and place your fingers over the edge of the seat area, with your palms, still on the seat. Walk your feet out carefully, farther from the bench/chair. You can now bend your elbows to dip your glutimus maximus, carefully, down, towards the ground, then re extend your arms. Repeat as many times as you can, and get a good upper back and tricep workout. You can stand on your toes over and over again to strengthen the calf muscles and ankles, (weightless calf extensions.)

Finally, if you're like me, you may want to stretch again, if you have time. This will keep you from getting cramps and will help you to feel more relaxed, due to having, less muscle soreness and stiffness, throughout the rest of the day.

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