Tips for Travel

I have traveled quite a bit in the past few years. Going to boarding school, college and never quite living in the same city as my family has left me with lots of time in the airports (Note to self: One day I will write a post just about the Dallas airport and how much I love it). For now, I wanted to share some tips I have about staying healthy while traveling. I used not to be as health-conscious and I got into a lot of bad habits while traveling. When I started to take better care of myself, traveling was really stressful for me. Even I started with the best of intentions, I ended up eating badly and felt out of wack. Now I have a few better habits that I wanted to share:

1. Drink lots of water. Feeling hydrated is key to being healthy. Maybe even splurge on of those expensive water bottles (I don't have one but if any readers do, please tell me how it is) but stay motivated to drink. Flying naturally dehydrates you and drinking is a great way to feel good while in and out of the air. 
2. Walk around at the airport. Hardly ever do you get to the airport and then walk right up to the plane. Usually there is quite some waiting time involved. Use this time to exercise. Download your favorite podcast, get caught up in a book or make sure you have some good music downloaded. I would be nervous about counting on streaming websites as they can be shaky. Whatever it is that you are listening to, walk up and down the gate. Move around. I promise, it will improve your flying experience. 
3. Don't buy snacks. I love to snack and do so normally but, every time I did this while traveling, I would somehow eat the rest of the huge bag I bought while sitting on the airplane. Try as best to eat at normal meal times so your schedule stays consistent and avoid the many tempting snacks. 
4. If you want something sweet, try frozen yogurt. It's delicious, refreshing and something fun to look forward to trying. 
5. Invest in one of those travel pillows. You really sleep better and can avoid a tense neck. Just don't leave it on the plane. 
6. Get a cocktail on the plane. Also enhances the experience. 
7. Eat and drink foods with a probiotic. Oatmeal, yogurt, coffee, ect. I don't think I need to elaborate too much on this but just do it. 

   

   Travel Pillows. It was a good invention.