Lifestyle for over 50: Do you Exercise while on Vacation?
(We actually look at the hotel’s website to see what the fitness center looks like. It’s a part of our vacation planning. We seldom stay at a hotel that has a mini gym.)
Do you do some form of exercise when you go on vacation?
Exercising has become an important part of my daily routine since hitting the 50-yard line.
I think I work out more today than I did in my 30’s but it’s helping me to stay flexible ( yoga) bone and muscle health ( weight lifting) and my heart (I golf and walk my dog Bruno since I don’t like to run anymore ).
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Exercising while on vacation is important to me because I tend to eat and drink a lot. Because we’re eating at restaurants I need to burn up some of the calories I consume while vacationing.
We like to get up early and workout in the gym to start our day off right.
The first step however is to grab my prerequisite coffee before heading to the gym. Slowly easing myself into the gym works for me! I can’t jump out of bed and head to the gym. Then all I would think about is getting a cup of coffee!
The Cloister has a lovely spa and great exercise facilities.
Below is a shot of the entrance into the Spa at the Cloister which is so inviting.
I tend to head towards an empty exercise room to workout without people watching me.
I hate working out with weights with a bunch of men. Even at this lovely resort, a 50ish woman was so happy I joined her in lifting weights. “So glad you’re here” was her comment to me.
I find that men watching us at any age so oddly uncomfortable when we workout in a gym.
Someday I will stop and watch the men too, but just not today.
Doing yoga is so good for our health after 50. Yoga is very beneficial for keeping us limber and helps us to prevent osteoporosis which I wrote about in the fall.
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Namaste! I hope you find time to exercise every damn day!!
Thank you for stopping by today!
I’m 71 and my hubby is 73. We go to a resort between Cancun & Tulum 3x a year. In the summer, we tend to just “chill”, but other times the pool is cooler, so we zip-line, ATV through the jungle, camel-ride, parasail, swim with dolphins, or whatever else I can get him to do!
I consider walking while site seeing or playing golf a form of excerise. Usually I take a break from all my routines when I travel.
Regards.
I love doing yoga! It’s my go-to at home work out. I just hit the 50 mark last month, so now I am exercising more.
When I am on vacation with my DIL we work out together. Otherwise, our vacations are usually full of activities. But, I do workout a lot more before going on vacation.
It is so important to be fit and able to enjoy all the activities available!
Rosemary
I never workout during vacation. But I dont mind as I do work out a lot and the body also needs vacation from time to time. But good of you to do so!