How to get a workout in your hotel room
- Jumping jacks -- 20
- Squats -- 10
- Push-ups -- 10, or as many as you can do
- Stationary lunges -- 10 each leg
- Front plank -- hold for 30 seconds
- Side plank -- hold for 10 seconds each side
Intermediate:
- Jumping jacks -- 50
- Jump squats -- 10
- Plyo Push-ups -- 10 or as many as you can do
- Stationary lunges -- 20 each leg
- Plank -- hold for 60 seconds
- Side Plank -- hold for 30 seconds each side
- Handstand with legs against the wall -- hold for 30 seconds
Advanced:
- Jumping jacks -- 100
- Pistol squats -- 10 each leg or to failure
- One-arm push-ups -- 10 each arm, or as many as you can do
- Jumping lunges -- 10 each side
- Handstand -- hold for 60 seconds
- Plank with one leg -- hold for 60 seconds each leg
- Side plank with one leg -- hold for 20 seconds each side
Watch the video below or click here for a demonstration.
Whichever level you do, try to get through the entire circuit with as few breaks as possible. When you finish the circuit you may rest up to two minutes, then repeat. See how many times you can get through the routine in 30 minutes.
- Al Kavadlo, Personal Trainer and Fitness Blogger at AlKavadlo.com
When you travel, maintaining your fitness routine can get bumped down your list of priorities. Of course, if you're staying somewhere that has one of the best hotel gyms in New York City it's not too hard to stay motivated. But if you are staying at a budget hotel that doesn’t have any fitness facilities, it gets even easier to rationalize skipping a few workouts.
While on the road, you may not have the time or inclination to seek out a local gym, but you can turn your hotel room into a workout room as long as you have enough space to get in a push-up position.
Besides push-ups, there are many other exercises you can do with limited space and zero equipment. Jumping jacks, squats, lunges, planks and handstands are a few basics that come to mind. As always, get creative! If you’re staying at a hotel with many floors, you could even try running the stairs for a cardio workout.
Here’s are 3 routines for various fitness levels that you can do with limited time and space using only the body-weight exercises listed above (with a few variations).
Beginner: