Do You Travel Often?

Basically our fake business idea is to create a fitness travel kit that would include a yoga mat, resistance bands, and inflatable dumbbells (with water) which also comes with an instructional DVD. It's meant for people who like to keep in shape while away from home - obviously extreme bodybuilders would have no use for this so we're targeting the non bodybuilder fitness crowd.

So if any of you would like to help us out, we would appreciate it if you answered these five questions!

1) How much would you pay for a fitness kit?
2) While traveling, how do you manage to stay on top of your workout routine - if at all?
3) What do you mostly travel for? i.e Work/Vacation
4) Do you currently use resistance bands? If no - why not?
5) And finally, are you aware of any current fitness kits made for travelling? If yes - which one(s)?


Hopefully some of you will be so kind to participate, thanks!

Ps. We're aware of the alternatives out there (gyms in hotels etc..). We would just like some feedback.

The water dumbells sound like a lot of work - and messy.

1. approx $20ish
2. Depends on where I'm traveling, how long and who with. If I go with my son I'm more likely to work out than if I go with friends. With my son we either go to the hotel gym or we're LA Fitness members so if there is one in the area we might go to it.
3. Personal travel - vacation or visiting family
4. I have resistance bands - I don't really use them. No real reason not to.
5. I've seen some travel fitness kits but I don't remember the exact brand or price.

1) How much would you pay for a fitness kit?
I probaby would not pay for a fitness kit. I opt to bring a work out DVD with me on the road, use the hotel gym and/or my Nike Training Club app that was free. Also, I rarely check a bag so space is tight anyways...depending on how much space the kit would take up make be another deciding factor.

2) While traveling, how do you manage to stay on top of your workout routine - if at all?
Minimum is cardio in the hotel fitness center or outside jog. If the hotel has dumbells I will use my Nike Training Club app and do 1 or 2 30 minute routines. I dont have a ton of extra time for what I travel for but always try to squeez in something. You can do good old push ups anywhere.

3) What do you mostly travel for? i.e Work/Vacation
Mostly for work. Depending on how long I am traveling for on vacation dictates if I will work out or not...typically I include active activities on vacations instead of working out. I travel so frequently for work that I try not to go more than 2 days in a row without a workout.

4) Do you currently use resistance bands? If no - why not?
No, never have tried them. Am not opposed to them, just not something I have ever used.

5) And finally, are you aware of any current fitness kits made for travelling? If yes - which one(s)?
Just iPhone apps that help when traveling. As I mentioned, Nike Traning Club as well as Nike +, MFP, MapMyRun

Good Luck, sounds fun!

Well hello there! As it turns out I'm a mentor at a local college (for students involved in their Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership) so I'm happy to help out.

1) How much would you pay for a fitness kit? I would pay $30-40. I've been thinking of getting a folding yoga mat that would pack well in my suitcase (and they seem to be in that price range for a good one). So any kind of fitness kit that would travel would have to be in the same price range and about the same size.

2) While traveling, how do you manage to stay on top of your workout routine - if at all? I do. It is a must for me. I travel a lot for work in the spring and fall. I try to make the healthiest food decisions while traveling. I will say though it is REALLY hard to stay on track food-wise because someone else is paying for the food when it comes to work trips. I'm more likely to order a 2nd drink or actually order dessert. I try to do something active every day while traveling for work.

When traveling for fun I don't need to do traditional workouts. I'm usually eating more but I'm also getting more activity in (hiking, walking etc.) and I will typically maintain or lose weight while on vacation. It's common for us to hike 3-4 hours/day while on vacation.

3) What do you mostly travel for? i.e Work/Vacation. Mostly for work but I do travel every other weekend for fun (we spend 2 weekends/month in our vacation home). That's a lot of miles (and air miles) each year.

4) Do you currently use resistance bands? If no - why not? No. But I know that Martha Stewart always packs them on her business trips. I don't have a reason why not...I guess because when I travel I'm doing yoga and other types of body weight training or hitting a gym near my hotel for cardio.

5) And finally, are you aware of any current fitness kits made for travelling? If yes - which one(s)? Nothing outside of the travel yoga mat. I have not looked in to anything else. The travel yoga mat would save me on mat rental fees when I travel.

do your own research.....rather than posting on here...

Posting on here is a perfect place for this type of research (especially for a class). It's a great way to get a variety of responders (different ages, location, backgrounds) since MFP is a Global community.

OP, don't be offended by this answer. This responder does not understand or appreciate what you are trying to accomplish.