Travel Exercise

As I make my way through yet another after an almost 6 hour flight to the West Coast, I think to myself..."How do people make a living doing this?!?" Jet lag can cripple even the most ambitious traveler and make the first day at the new destination feel like a blur...if you let it that is!

As the physical therapist for the New York Mets for three seasons, I knew a bit about traveling and overcoming road weariness. Traveling with the team, we would often play 10 games or so on the road on an average trip. Three or four games in each city, which meant land, spend a day, pack and leave the next day. These trips could take us through 3-4 time zones and often times have the built in inherent stress of the pressure to win thrown in as well...just for good measure.

That said, I quickly developed a technique for almost instantly overcoming the typical jet lag that would undercut the ordinary traveler! It came in the form of exercise and my watch!

The technique was developed more out of necessity than anything else. The fact that we had 162 games in roughly 180 days meant that I needed to be at my best to help the players physically endure the long haul (considering they had to actually PLAY the games as well!).

So what I did was this. I ate my meals as normal (spread out over every 3 hours) during the time leading up to my flight. As soon as we boarded our plane, I now started to think about how I could quickly and easily adapt that to our destination. So if, for example, we were flying to Arizona from New York after an afternoon game....I would eat a normal breakfast, mid morning snack, and lunch. After the game was over at say 4:00 EST, I would grab something smaller than usual for a snack knowing that when I got to the West Coast I still was going to have a lot of eating left to do!

I'd keep my watch set on East Coast time...so I always had a frame of reference for the schedule that my body was operating on when I left. Seeing as how the flight was one of those 5 hour beauties, I knew I would have to eat something again to tide me over. Again, I'd do that at about the 3 hour mark of the flight (which put it conveniently in line with the last meal I had back East), but again...I ate a bit smaller portion. I would say that TOGETHER these two meals (the one after the game and the mid flight one) combined to equal what I normally would have for a mid afternoon snack.

Then, when we would land at around 10 to 11 PM EST (7 to 10 local time) I would act as if it was the perfect time for dinner. Which it was...at my new destination. So by sticking to a plan for regular eating and meal timing (but extending it out through slightly smaller meals) and then bringing it all back together to blend into the new schedule for my destination, I was able to seamlessly make the transition with my metabolism undisturbed. Key to FEELING your best during the type of hectic globe trotting.

Finally, the next morning...regardless of the time that we arrived the night before, I would get up at around 7:00 am local time and head to the gym. Now, I don't normally work out this early in the morning as I prefer instead to hit the gym later in the day. But what this did was release post exercise endorphins which counteracted any "hangover" feeling that I might have had and reliably reset my body from another angle. Metabolism...check. Energy levels....check. Muscle strength and function....check. Yet another safe landing!

So try this one two combo the next time you fly and see if it doesn't help you to finally overcome the debilitating effect that jet lag can have on your travel experiences. Whether there for business or leisure, you'll enjoy yourself a heckuva lot more if you can actually remain upright and awake to soak it all in.

Stay Strong,

Jeff

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The Importance of Time, Exercise, Amusements, Music, Travel, the Importance of Time, Exercise, Amusements, Music, Travel, and Outs $24.86 THIS 34 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Quest of Happiness: A Study of Victory Over Life's Troubles, by Newell Dwight Hillis. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766104877.

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Exercise Guide to Better Golf (book) $12.95 Exercise Guide to Better Golf shows you how to perform the same muscle-strengthening and flexibility exercises top golfers on the PGA and Senior PGA tours use to get in shape and stay on top of their game. All of the exercises are easy to learn and have been designed specifically for golfers by Centinela Hospital Medical Center official hospital of the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour. The book includes more than 70 photos of pros like Fred Couples, Gary Player, Payne Stewart, and Bernhard Langer demonstrating correct exercise technique. Featured are two easy-to-follow workout routines for stretching and strengthening, which you can either use as is or select individual exercises to design a program that fits your specific needs. Whether you're a scratch golfer or a determined duffer, the exercises in this book can provide you with these benefits: Greater flexibility and mobility in your swing Improved muscle endurance for better performance on the back nine Enhanced body tone and weight maintenance to help you feel better about yourself and your game A better-conditioned body that is less prone to aches, pains, and injuries An increased enjoyment of the game Exercise Guide to Better Golf also contains a chapter on exercises to use on the first tee with instructions for proper warming up before playing a round of golf. Plus, the book provides useful information on how to improve your cardiovascular endurance, helpful tips for reducing golf-related injuries, and basic guidelines for safeguarding your back. You'll also appreciate the book's handy, tear-out Exercise Reminder Cards, which summarize the exercises in each workout routine. You can tape the cards to your workout room wall and they're great to take along with you when you travel. Take a lesson from some of golf's most successful pros and get Exercise Guide to Better Golf. Get in shape so you can give golf your best shot every time you're on the course. AUDIENCE Reference for golf players, instructors or coaches WORDS OF PRAISE "This unique book offers a golf-specific exercise program which all golfers can follow to lower the risk of injury, increase their enjoyment of the game, and possibly improve their performance." Tom Kite Professional golfer, #2 All-time money-winner on the PGA Tour "When I first started playing golf, it was thought that nothing mattered in golf except hitting golf balls. Modern research has changed that. I wish I'd done this exercising all my life." Dave Stockton P

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