Strength training while away from home

Kathy535

I recently started exercising and try and do a variety of cardio (swimming, walking, cross trainer, interval training etc). In the last couple of weeks I've added weights to my training and I'm delighted that I can already see more muscle tone. Yay! I really enjoy body pump and I've taken the advice of people on mfp and started some heavier lifting - I don't have the guts to enter the sweaty grunting men's area so I've been using a combination of resistance machines and weight bars.

Anyhow, that's all well and good, but my job will be taking me away from home for 2-3 nights a week so my routine will be messed up. Firstly, I can't cook for myself in hotels so will be eating out, never good. And secondly, I'm reliant on hotel gyms or local leisure facilities for exercise. Local gyms tend to charge a fortune for a day pass so i may not be able to afford to use them. Cardio is no problem but often the hotel gyms don't have much in the way of equipment or machines.

What I need is some suggestions for weights routines I can do while in the gym - I don't know enough to work out my own really and not get bored. Can anyone help?

Thank you

Kathy

IamL

I would say to try bodyweight exercises if you don't/might not have access to weights. That's what I plan on doing when I travel.

Here are some links that might be helpful:

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/12/20/the-20-minute-hotel-workout/
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/04/12/playground-workout/

2hobbit1

Resistance bands - they fit in the luggage a lot better than a barbell.

http://exercise.about.com/cs/exerciseworkouts/l/blresistanceban.htm

But if you drive rather than fly look into kettlebells. You can do a workout in you room and they fit in the trunk!

http://books.google.com/books/about/Kettlebells_For_Dummies.html?id=Jul2rOipGHoC

Kathy535

Thanks - that nerd site looks really interesting, although not sure the hotel furniture will take my weight on a table pull up!

I'll be travelling by train and lugging my case around London on the day I arrive and leave so kettle bells aren't feasible, which is a shame, it's a great idea.

Thank you both.