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Tips on how to get healthy and stay healthy while traveling

Let’s discover a few ways you can become fitter and healthier before your trip and stay healthy during.

If you are planning on traveling at any point in the near future, then you are going to want to prioritize your health. Nothing is more important than being able to make the most of your trip, and your mental and physical health are of paramount importance. Not being able to go to this and that place because you are unwell can be so frustrating. It can turn what is supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime into a nightmare. Trying to deal with hospitals and doctors while you are away not only ruins the trip and can end up being very expensive. If you want the best trip then it is time you start taking care of your health. Even if you are young and got no health issues, you have no idea when things can take a turn for the worse. So, let's discover a few ways you can become fitter and healthier before your trip and stay healthy during:

Before you go

Health check-ups
If you haven't had a health check-up for a while, then maybe it is time you had one. Seeing the dentist, optometrist and doctor will help identify any potential health issues that you have. If they find anything, you will have the time to begin remedying it. The last thing you want is to get on a plane, and your teeth begin causing you agony, or you get deep vein thrombosis, or worse. A medical professional can tell you areas you need to be careful of and things you should be doing. So, have a health check-up and go from there.

Change your diet
If you are overweight, then you are not going to be able to do everything you want. You are unlikely to be able to climb that hill, let alone that mountain. You maybe be able to wander the towns and cities all day. If you are backpacking, then it may be more difficult to use certain backpacking facilities, etc. There is such as wide range of things that you will find difficult that it will make the trip less pleasurable than it should be. So, losing weight should be one of the things that you concentrate on. Your diet is the main factor in your weight, it is actually above exercise, so diet is the thing you should concentrate on, at least at first. To help you change, start a food diet where you wrier down everything that you want on a day-to-day basis. Keep this up for at least a week, then look over your diet. You may be surprised by how much rubbish you are consuming. Why not add up the calories of all the snacks and unhealthy foods? The goal of this process is to make you more aware of what you are eating with a view to potentially shock you into change or just increase your awareness. Many people mindlessly go to the fridge or sweet drawer. But if you are aware, the diary will help you become aware; you will be able to control yourself more. When it comes to changing then, it is best to start at the supermarket. If there are barely any sugary treats in the house, you can't very well eat them, can you? So, start at the supermarket. Pick up more fruits and vegetables, and cut back on the rubbish. When you are at home, start making home cooking a thing you enjoy. Turn the kitchen into a place you want to be. Meaning having the radio on to make it fun. Try out new recipes, and be creative. The more you enjoy cooking, the more you will be able to lose weight. 

Exercise
Although exercise is not the main player in losing weight, in terms of fitness and the ability to do things, exercise is key. Exercise gives you more energy, it improves your mental health, it helps eliminate aches and pains. It improves the ability your body has to digest food, helping you lose weight. Cleanly moving more burns more calories, so there is that element too. Exercise makes it easier for you to fight off illnesses and infections as well. This is very important s you are going to be traveling to places you have never been and potentially being exposed to many new bugs and germs. If exercise is not your forte, then it is best you start slowly. Increasing the amount you walk is a good start. Park further away from the office, mall, shops, etc. Anywhere you have an opportunity to walk a little, take it. If you have the space at home. Perhaps investing in some exercise equipment is a good idea. Walking on a treadmill or using a cross trainer are gentle exercises to get you going. You could get a yoga mat and do some at-home yoga or pilates. When your confidence has increased, then you could join a gym or go to some exercise classes. Building up from where you are is how you do it. And the longer you start this before your traveling adventure, the better.  

Take care of pain
If you are in the unfortunate position of having pain, then it may be worth trying some new therapies. New therapies such as acupuncture or using things such as Delta 9 THC Gummies to reduce the pain and make it easier to stretch and exercise are a must-try. While you are away, you may find great places to experiment with new therapies. However, if you are reluctant to try at home, then you are not going to be very forthcoming when it comes t trying new things abroad. Remember that things like THC may be great to take at home, but be careful if you are thinking about taking them traveling with you. Not all countries are as liberal as our own, and medications are usually monitored or even banned in some places. 

While you are away

Get enough sleep
It's amazing how quickly your health and vitality can deteriorate when you do not get enough sleep. Although it is tempting to go out every night and get up early to sightsee, this cannot be maintained unless you want to age prematurely, put on weight, and develop illnesses. Not only does it damage your health, but it can affect your joy of the trip. So, you need to prioritize getting enough sleep. To do this, don't drink alcohol or coffee too late. Don't always pack so much in. Perhaps use some days as purely travel days, so your plan is to rest when you get here te, rather than go out that night too. If you can, say you're on a plane or a train, or even the passenger in a car, try and sleep while you travel. A few naps here and there can definitely take the edge off and make it easier to nod off when you finally get into that bed. If you are going to be in shared accommodation, like hostels, then remember earplugs and eye masks. You don't want to be woken up in the middle of the night by someone getting into bed after a lot of drinks. 

Don't drink all the time
Alcohol can affect your sleep. It can make you irritable and on edge the next day. Hangovers are really not good for driving, either. It is wise to have a couple of nights a week off from drinking. This may sound boring, but you will need to catch up. Your whole body will feel better by having a couple of nights off. 

No, you are not at home, so home cooking is now out of the question. But that does not mean you have to eat unhealthily all the time. You do not have to open the whole trip at a Mcdonald's, constantly having barbeques or picking up unhealthy snacks from markets. Just because your activity levels may have increased, that is no excuse to always have pizza slices. You will always have the ability to buy fresh fruit at markets, etc., and you can visit restaurants and get salads when and where necessary. Think of healthy snacks like nuts and dried fruit. It doesn't matter where in the world you are. There is always a healthy option.

Drink plenty of water
This may actually be a great thing to start before you go, but while you are away, it may be more pressing. Without a home with a faucet, you may find you are going for long periods without drinking. You may even need to be careful with the water from the faucet in certain countries anyway, so that means relying on bottled drinks. Set yourself a water goal each day, say 1.8 liters or so every day, or 8 cups. Avoid buying fizzy drinks all the time, as doing this for prolonged periods is not a good idea. Regular water hits will help you stay fit and healthy, as well as prevent headaches, fatigue, and a lot more.

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