HOTEL ROOM WORKOUT?

Jo2926
Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
edited October 3 in Fitness and Exercise
Hoping someone here can help me. I have to go away for work most of the week, staying in a hotel with no gym or pool, and likely to get back to the hotel every night after dark (so not wanting to go out for a walk/run in a strange area).

So, without any equipment to speak of, what can I do? My food will be hard to stick to, so I want to make up for it by keeping my exercise routine going.

Thanks
Jodye

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  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    Jumping jacks, jogging in place... going for walks in the evening
  • DannyMussels
    DannyMussels Posts: 1,842 Member
    You can do variations of dips, lunges, pushups, stepups, squats, leg/calf raises in your room.
  • barbiex3
    barbiex3 Posts: 1,036 Member
    mountain climbers, jump squats, jump lunges, wall sits, high knees, sit ups, push ups, burprees, planks, jumping jacks, boxing. anything that gets your heart rate up
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Invest in some exercise videos, bring a DVD player (just in case they don't have them), and request a ground floor room.
  • Monica_has_a_goal
    Monica_has_a_goal Posts: 694 Member
    :happy: Check out the TABATA work outs on You tube!
  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
    Invest in some exercise videos, bring a DVD player (just in case they don't have them), and request a ground floor room.

    LOL - VERY good point on the ground floor room! Do you recommend any particular DVDs?

    Thanks everyone for the ideas
  • fionat29
    fionat29 Posts: 717 Member
    Take Jillian Michaels with you! Lol!! Banish fat Boost metabolism doesn't need any weights or anything, just you and Jillian and her mates.
  • Sallycinnimon
    Sallycinnimon Posts: 102 Member
    run up and down the stairs
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    Aha! We were taught a workout to do on Initial Officer Training for when we had little space but needed to keep fit! Sprinters, Burpees, pressups, squats situps. 20 sprinters, 15 burpees, 10 squats, 5 pressups, 10 situps, repeat! As fast as you can! :) I think it would count as circuit training! Fairly intense and the getting up and down is good for getting your HR up too!
  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
    run up and down the stairs

    I never thought of that! I always drag my case into the lift. DUH. I feel daft now. LOL. Thanks :-)
  • azlady7
    azlady7 Posts: 471 Member
    i take my laptop and dvd workouts with me or use netflix on my laptop.....good luck!
  • curvy_ca_mama
    curvy_ca_mama Posts: 110 Member
    Invest in some exercise videos, bring a DVD player (just in case they don't have them), and request a ground floor room.

    I was thinking the same thing. :)

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  • CouleeRunner
    CouleeRunner Posts: 256 Member
    When I have to stay in a hotel without a gym i run outside or take my Jillian Michaels DVD, a few stretchy bands and my portable DVD player.
  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
    Too easy..
  • RunRideRay
    RunRideRay Posts: 1,536 Member
    run up and down the stairs

    I never thought of that! I always drag my case into the lift. DUH. I feel daft now. LOL. Thanks :-)

    this works! If they are clean and safe, set a goal for 50 or more flights and go for it. You will be a sweaty mess and plenty sore too. Good luck!
  • KokomoJoe
    KokomoJoe Posts: 435
    I am heading to Costa Rica and this is my plan. I have 10 minute trainer which I will use my computer to play. I will bring some resistance bands. I will also be walking a lot during the day hiking through mountains and rainforest. Walking after dark in most places isn't really a good idea and not a long walk anyways. I am hoping my 8 days away doesn't hurt me to bad. I will have a few days in a hotel with a pool and looking forward to the swim. Spring my goal is to spend 3 days bike riding through the jungle and rainforest. I know I am not in good enough shape to bike 120 miles in 3 days right now.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    The Chuck Norris Total Workout Home Gym folds up really small. You could put it in your pocket.
  • 0PhAtDaDdY
    0PhAtDaDdY Posts: 569 Member
    Geppers maybe choose another hotel....
  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
    Geppers maybe choose another hotel....

    The hotel is fine, just no gym or pool - pretty standard in the mid range inner city hotels.

    Thanks to everyone for the ideas, I feel much better now, and will go to the supermarket tomorrow and look at DVDs (we can't get netflix in the UK apparently!)

    Thanks!
  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
    I am heading to Costa Rica and this is my plan. I have 10 minute trainer which I will use my computer to play. I will bring some resistance bands. I will also be walking a lot during the day hiking through mountains and rainforest. Walking after dark in most places isn't really a good idea and not a long walk anyways. I am hoping my 8 days away doesn't hurt me to bad. I will have a few days in a hotel with a pool and looking forward to the swim. Spring my goal is to spend 3 days bike riding through the jungle and rainforest. I know I am not in good enough shape to bike 120 miles in 3 days right now.

    Sounds like a great plan. Especially the hiking - how amazing to get to exercise in a rainforest.

    Have a fab time!
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    I'm so glad that other people gave you helpful responses because your title definitely had my mind somewhere else :ohwell:
  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
    I'm so glad that other people gave you helpful responses because your title definitely had my mind somewhere else :ohwell:

    LMAO!! Unfortunately have to leave OH at home....
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    I'm so glad that other people gave you helpful responses because your title definitely had my mind somewhere else :ohwell:

    LMAO!! Unfortunately have to leave OH at home....

    There's always a bell hop...lol I'm just thinking it would be a more invigorating workout than spending 30 minutes with Jillian on a laptop. Anyway, enjoy your "vacation".
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