subject: How To Have A Healthy Stay At Hotels [print this page] When staying at hotels, your lifestyle is going to temporarily change. You won't be eating the same meals, your exercise schedule will be interrupted, and your sleeping routine will be changed. While this can make for a frustrating experience, there are still plenty of ways you can make yourself fit and happy during your vacation.
First, see if you can request a room on a non-smoking floor. Second hand smoke is a legitimate hazard, and if you're the kind of person who wants to avoid it, find a situation to be as far away from it as possible. If a non-smoking floor is impossible, try to settle for a non-smoking room. Try to avoid any temptations of alcohol from the mini bar. It will save the dent in your wallet and the potential extra, unwanted calories in your diet. If you're worried about maintaining your diet, bring along some delicious, healthy snacks that you enjoy. Avoid the temptation to buy junk food.
If you're the kind of person who wants to improve the room health, there are a few steps you can take. Take off the bed cover and put in the corner of the room, and dust can often gather on the cover. You can bring your own sheets and pillowcases and replace the hotel's, but make sure to remove them before the maid comes. You may also find that your body will adjust better to sleeping with your sheets from home. You should also disinfect the television remote and any phones, as you don't know where previous fingers have been. The same goes for any glasses in the room. Wash out any glasses before you use them, and once you have used a glass, don't reuse it.
If you're having issues with sleeping, consider bringing along any accessories that will block out noise. Earplugs can be exactly what you need to block out the sound of the elevator or hallway stomping. If you consider yourself to be a light sleeper, bring along a portable white noise machine to lull you to unconsciousness. On the other side of the coin, if you need static noise to sleep, consider sleeping with the television on a low volume.
Finally, you can use your rooms at hotels as a place of exercise, especially if there are no exercise facilities on site. There are plenty of exercises that require just a chair or floor, so see if you can arrange the room to give you the adequate amount of space for your personal workout. Just remember to be careful with the furniture, as it not yours. Also, try to keep the potential noise level down, as you'll probably have neighbors. There are also plenty of yoga routines you can discover that are designed around the space of hotels.
Remember, even though you're staying far from home, there is no reason you should feel pressured to abandon your life routine. Make sure you pack items that will keep you in your comfort level and arrange the room to fit your needs.
