Traveling can throw a wrench into any one's routine, for some reason a warm hotel room is ten times harder to leave, than your own home... and where are you going to go anyway?? What kind of workout are you going to do on your own? There is no whiteboard in the hotel lobby telling you what the warm up is, or what the average wod times are...
I don't really enjoy traveling, I don't like being away from my family, and I don't like missing workouts. So what do I do, you ask? Well FACETIME has helped with the fam, that is for sure!
But what about your diet? What about your workout routine? Well I thought I would write down some tips to help some of you travelers out there.
When I find out about an upcoming trip to another area, I have found that planning ahead of time helps immensely. I will look for local affiliate Crossfit Boxes to that area immediately. You can do this by google search, or by heading to Crossfit.com to search for an affiliate. The next step is to look at their website, find out their policy regarding drop in rates. In a lot of cases, I have found that many boxes will let you drop in for free, or with the purchase of one of their shirts.
I have been doing this for a couple of years now, and the experiences and the people that I have met, have been so awesome. It is good every now and again to experience other boxes, different box layouts, other programming, new perspectives on Crossfit. It might be a little intimidating at first, I get it. The first time I went to a new box, I sat outside in my car, debating on driving off. I didn't want to get embarrassed. I didn't know what kind of warm up they were going to do, I didn't know if I could handle the weight......But I went in... and they were just as inviting as the people at my box.
I think that is why Crossfit is so unique...people might program differently, they might do different warm ups, but the people are the same. Different faces, but they are the same people. The same person struggling to get that first pullup, the same person pr'ing their deadlift and screaming at the top of their lungs...and the guy that takes his shirt off...he's in every box, trust me.....But that is what is comforting, you will soon see that almost every place you go, you will have that same sense of home at each location......it helps.
Diet is also a hard thing to maintain when on the road. Approaching a new location can prove difficult, but again, planning makes everything easier. Search the restaurants in the area. I have found that a quick search will yield a lot of possibilities for you to eat healthy, and not succumb to the temptation of a quick bite at Mcdonalds. I always begin my search for a Whole Foods. You can find a ton of good options there, whether you buy groceries to take back to your room, or dine in....which is what I did this week in Tulsa.....
Turkey Meatloaf, black bean quinoa, and grilled asparagus salad....$8.00....jealous?
Grocery stores are my go to when on the road, deli meat, cheese, fruit.........they are a wealth of healthy options.
Restaurants like Chipotle, even Denny's can provide some awesome paleo options. The trick is, to search in advance!! It doesn't take long at all, I promise!
Next thing I want to cover is this.. Cant find a local affiliate close by? It is rather hard for this to happen these days, but it does. But don't let that stop you. The hotel you are staying in probably has a gym, their equipment might be a little foreign to you....no barbells, no rowers, no pullup bar. But they probably will have dumbbells, they will have something to get some cardio.. a treadmill, a bike, a stair stepper, and there is always room for burpees, situps, squats and pushups. There are tons of resources online for traveling crossfitters, do a quick search. Look at the equipment you have to work with, and make something happen. Get your heart rate up.
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