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How to Keep Fit and Eat Healthy While Traveling Around Malaysia

Maintaining Your Fitness Goals

By janet flannarPublished about a year ago 3 min read
Image via Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort

Trying to stay fit and healthy while travelling is a task that most travellers find difficult as it is not easy to maintain the consistency and routine that we usually have when at home. Being healthy and having good fitness is something everyone wants to have so that they can enjoy their life to the fullest without having to worry about themselves. Let us take a look at how you can enjoy your trip to Malaysia and also maintain your fitness and health at the same time. 

A Good Night’s Rest

This is one of the most important and difficult things to do when you first arrive in a new country. The jetlag and the long journey will usually sap all your strength and make you feel especially tired. Travellers have to balance the problem of needing to see more attractions and places clashing with their limited vacation days and so their sleep schedule is what will take the hit. One way to counter this is to choose a place such as Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort that has some of the most comfortable and relaxing rooms to choose from and so you will be guaranteed to have a good night's rest before you have to start off your day. They also have a state-of-the-art gym and pride themselves on being the most beautiful Sepang Fitness Resort in the area where you will find everything you would need to maintain your fitness.

Staying Hydrated

When travelling it is easy for anyone to forget the simple routines and actions that we normally would do such as staying hydrated by drinking adequate water. To remember to drink more water, it is advisable to pack a reusable water bottle with you so that whenever you step out of the hotel or are going on an excursion, you’ll always have your bottle with you to hydrate yourself. Most hotels now are practising sustainable and green efforts and so have water filters that their guests can use to refill their own bottles as well as provide glass bottles that can also be refilled and which in turn will reduce their single plastic usage. Dehydration can lead to fatigue and headaches and so it is important to keep hydrated so that you will be able to enjoy your holiday.

Watching What You Eat

It is easy to lose track of what you eat when you are on holiday because as travellers we tend to let loose and stop restricting ourselves and so we usually overindulge. Maintaining a balanced diet is very important and it can be challenging while travelling but it is possible to do so. Planning ahead will help considerably, researching local restaurants and markets will help you have good control of what you will be eating. Staying at an accommodation that has kitchen facilities will ensure that you will eat what you would like to have and going out to visit markets and picking up fresh produce will also make your trip more affordable and help you maintain your diet more rigorously. Of all the meals you should ensure you don’t skip should be breakfast. Most places will provide a free breakfast with your room charges and even if you are planning on starting your day extra early, you can request for a packed breakfast to take with you.

Adapting Your Exercise Routine

It is important to understand that with your travels you won’t be able to maintain your usual exercise routine, but that should not be the reason for you to put off working out or exercising during your vacation. Change up your duration and intensity, and start with lighter exercises such as walking more rather than going everywhere by transport. From the time you disembark from the plane, you can walk more by avoiding escalators which will generally be more crowded than the side walkways. Many accommodations will offer free access to their gyms and pools and will even have guided yoga and exercise programmes for their guests.

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