Ever since I first started my “fitness first” practice, I have tried to avoid early-morning flights. I need time to fit in a workout before I get on a plane.
In cases where I don’t get a say in the schedule, and need to make an early flight, what do I do?
Some people tell me to “Skip a day. It won’t matter. You can take a day off.”
That’s always a legit option, if that works for you. But the people who say this to me don’t appreciate that my workout isn’t purely about fitness.
As a matter of Energetics (putting aside typical benefits of exercise), my workouts fuel some important needs:
🔌 Cognitive: plug in my #adhd brain with a dopamine hit
🙏🏻 Somatic: connect into my body
🏋🏻♀️ Physical: move my body
🧘🏻♀️Grounding: start the day from a place of inner calm
The last two are especially important when traveling.
So if I don’t have time to get in a workout before going to the airport, I find a way to do it AT the airport.
No equipment needed for a mobility series, and also it’s super easy to pack even one resistance band.
Today I had a 5:30 am pickup for the airport, for my first time traveling since the start of the pandemic.
I put a 41” lightweight loop band in my backpack. I used on its own and looped around the post of the chairs at the gate.
Beyond that, just a little bit of floor space is all that’s needed.
Your early flight is no longer a valid reason to skip a workout.
Questions? Or do you have another excuse? Drop them in the comments.
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