Run in Mud Obstacle Race Training-6/29/15

It's summer and you may be thinking of vacation, if you aren't already enjoying some travel adventures. While you are on the road, think about your meals and activities. Maybe you won't be able to do your regular routine, but you should be able to do something. 

You may not be able to enjoy the clean food that you've come to know and enjoy at home. Restaurants and family recipes that are a great part of vacation can wreck your healthy diet. There may not be much you can do about it short of being annoying and making dietary demands. So, eat what is served to you, make menu suggestions if asked, and select healthier alternatives when dining out. 

Additionally, your new and unfamiliar surroundings may make running difficult. Street traffic, lack of sidewalks, wild animals, husband or wife unwilling to pack sweaty gym clothes, and whatever, may make running difficult to impossible. So, plan on using a tread mill, walking, or a complete rest. This could be a select time of healing.

Here is a good workout you can do at many hotel fitness centers or your spouse's brother's home gym:

Walk a brisk mile
10 dumbbell curls x 3
20 v-ups
10 dumbbell squats x 3
20 v-ups
10 dumbbell standing shoulder presses x 3
20 v-ups

Alternatively, you can do a set of 10 simultaneous squats, curls and shoulder presses x 3. Mix it up.

10 ladder push ups from 1 to 10
Between each set add 10 ladder squats from 1 to 10
for example:
1 push ups
1 squat
2 push ups
2 squats

perform the following 3 x
20 bench dips
20 bent knee v-ups

So, go ahead and enjoy friends, family, and rest assured that you can heal while doing alternate exercises.