Business traveling can be a slippery slope for your health if left unattended. Habits that you instill at home, such as exercising, eating a healthy diet, get tossed out the window when you travel.
One of the main problems that travelers face is staying to some sort of healthy lifestyle while on the road for your business road warriors and travelers out there, it's non-negotiable. Your livelihood depends on being able to be on the road, be placed in front of customers, and do business deals.
Business traveling can be a slippery slope for your health if left unattended. Habits that you instill at home, such as exercising, eating a healthy diet, get tossed out the window when you travel.
Investing in your health is basically an investing for dummies, a no-brainer asset that you should prioritize. So in this article, we'll share with you tips that you can apply so that you can implement a system that will help you travel efficiently while living a healthy lifestyle on the road.
Tip #1: Plan your commute
First off, you want to put yourself in a position to commute healthily. If you're going to rely on train stations, bus stations, airports to provide you food, you're going to end up losing the battle.
We only have so much daily willpower to fight those processed junk foods. So if you prepare for success, you will be in a good position. What we mean is pack healthy snacks to take on the road to get you through your commute.
Tip #2: Scout your options
Do some pre-work before your flight day. What this means is that, wherever you're going in a particular week, a day or two days before your flight, look up online and do a little search for healthy food options in that city.
Look for grocery stores, organic shops, restaurants that serve healthy foods, all those kinds of places. So that when you arrive in that city, you already know where to eat. You can then plan your meals throughout your stay.
Tip #3: Routine. Routine. Routine.
As a business traveler, you have to establish a morning, afternoon, and evening routine to help keep your health on track. Like you may have heard, we only have the mental capacity to make so many decisions in a day.
Routines that turn into habits that turn into a lifestyle are key to get into a healthy autopilot mode. Notice what's most likely to be consistent moments during your travels and create healthy habits around them, like staying hydrated, or exercising before or after flights.
Tip #4: Planning for client dinners
While you're traveling or on the road, typically, you'll be going to dinner with colleagues or clients. You hit this restaurant, and the floodgates open. Wine, multiple courses, and then you have to wash them all down with desserts. This is setting you up to hit the cycle or sugar rush and crash the next morning.
What you can do is you can eat a little healthy snack before going out to eat with them. By snacking on some fruits, vegetables, or some nuts, maybe, it prevents you from wanting to indulge in those mouth-watering, unhealthy appetizers.
If you must eat, though, get a salad as an appetizer. Then, order a light main course. You have to develop a philosophy to let the digestive system rest while you're resting or while you're sleeping. It shouldn't be digesting, generating heat, making your uncomfortable, while you sleep.
So go out and be social. Don't turn down dinner invitations, especially from clients. But always remember to plan out ahead before eating out in order to maintain your healthy efforts.
Tip# 5: Water is your best friend
We can't stress the importance of hydrating while traveling. Most of us tend to forget drinking water while on the road due to hectic schedules. However, this is not an excuse. Maintaining a habit of drinking water when traveling can prove to be beneficial in the long run.
To help you with your hydration, always bring a water bottle with you on your trips. It may sound simple, but it's an effective way to remind yourself to always drink water and replenish.
Drinking lots of water will also help you feel full and won't feel the temptation of eating junk at airports or train stations. Not only that, we all know that drinking adequate water helps in keeping your mind sharp and your body energized throughout the day.
Takeaway
Those are our five tips for traveling business people. Although hustling, working hard for our families is indeed important, your health is just as important as your livelihood. Never trade your health and sacrifice it just so that you can get work done. With these tips to keep in mind, you'll always stay healthy and fit on the road.
