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Guest Post by Coach Alisa Weaver
Planning to hit sport gear stores before the trip? Don’t rush, read our travel workout equipment post first! We’re experienced travelers and fitness fans willing to share our experience and help you find necessary sports gear for your best road trip. Scroll down!
If you like traveling, it may be quite tricky to maintain a workout rhythm. And, yes, it’s much more tempting to find a nice local restaurant than a local gym. Besides, many of us like visiting lots of places during a vacation and enjoy car or motorbike road trips. Under such circumstances, it becomes really challenging to keep a solid exercise routine. So, if your vacations derail your commitment to regular workouts, you should consider investing in top travel workout equipment for road trips.
Here, we’ve rounded up a road trip gear list for fitness fans who travel a lot. This best travel-friendly sports equipment and other necessary trip gear will motivate you to break a sweat wherever you may be. All items listed below are compact, lightweight, and easy to pack.
The Best Travel Workout Equipment
Yoga Mat
A lightweight yoga mat is a must-have trip gear for those who are into stretching, pilates, or yoga. Maintaining your practice while on vacation or on a trip can make all the difference. Hotel carpets aren’t the best surface for this kind of exercise, but who would want to cart around a full-size mat? That’s why you need the right travel-friendly yoga mat that will meet all your needs. Choose a super-thin, lightweight, foldable item that is made of high-quality material, e.g., all-natural rubber.
Rolling out a yoga mat in a hotel room (or your new environment!) will automatically put you in a mental place that is ready to practice.
Jump Rope
Jump rope is a great way to burn fat and calories on vacation. This amazing cardiovascular exercise provides a full-body workout. The upper and lower body, along with the entire core gets the full intensity of a complete workout routine, making this top gear absolutely special and unique.
If you are planning the USA road trip and don’t want to ruin your fitness regime, do take a jump rope with you. It’s highly portable, compact, and lightweight. By jumping only several minutes a day, you’ll ensure to stay fit and healthy.
Core Sliders
Core sliders are gliding discs that add challenge to abdominal exercises, e.g., lunges, plank to pikes, mountain climbers, and other bodyweight workouts. They force you to engage core muscles, and due to this, your abdominals become stronger and better-looking.
Core sliders are super convenient for those who are always on the go since they are small, compact, lightweight, and easy to store when not in use. Plus, sliders easily fit into a backpack or carry-on, making them top gear for the best road trip.
Choose sturdy, dual-sided disks for use on either carpet or hardwood floors.
Resistance Band Set
Taking a full set of resistance bands with you means you’re basically taking a portable set of free weights. If you travel a lot such a set is a must-have sports gear for you. Exercising with resistance bands targets legs, core, upper and lower back, chest, biceps, and triceps. Actually, a good, quality set can provide endless workout potential, helping you get full-body exercises when and where you want.
Planning to cross the country on your motorcycle? Seeking the compact but super-effective road trip sports gear? Do take a resistance band set with you! The kit should include several bands with interchangeable handles, a door anchor, and a travel case.
Collapsible Foam Roller
A foam roller is a well-known sports gear that can reduce inflammation in the muscles after a long road trip or flight. However, the cylindrical shape of the typical roller makes it less than ideal to pack. Luckily, today’s market offers travel-friendly options, which you can easily pack into your backpack or even a purse. Such a roller collapses flat and doesn’t take up too much space. When you get to your destination and want to use it, all you need is to pull on the tabs on the ends to turn it back into a proper form.
Collapsible Bottle
We couldn’t skip such a nice thing as a collapsible bottle! If you are a sustainable traveler who takes care of nature, you’ll love this environment-friendly bottle too – by using it, you reduce plastic waste. It was designed specifically for travel, therefore, it’s super compact and lightweight. This bottle can collapse into a small cube just with a single-push smash and fits literally in any bag. Isn’t it the best road trip gear?
Headphones And Fitness Tracker
Say bye-bye to tangled headphones! It’s time to use up-to-date wireless headphones while exercising and traveling. Quality items come with a variety of earbud sizes and clips that make headphones comfortable, they won’t fall out when you get the right size for you.
This new gear and the corresponding sports app are the ultimate travel exercise companion.
If you jog outdoors at home and on the road, a good app is a perfect way to track your mileage and runs. Cyclers and hikers can also benefit from the activity tracker that some of the best apps offer. The activity monitor tracks things like heart rate, speed, and distance. It also can adapt to your fitness level and personalize exercises. Plus, an app is capable of linking to your favorite music.
Running Belt Pack
A running belt pack is an ultimate must-have sports gear for everyone who loves traveling and running. Just make sure to pick a high-quality item made of durable, yet soft and breathable material with an elastic and adjustable strap that is suitable for any waist size. The belt pack must sit comfortably, it shouldn’t move, jiggle, bounce, ride up or chafe. Also, there has to be enough space for keys, cash, cards, headphones, and small valuables.
We hope our list will help you choose the right sports gear so that you can travel comfortably while maintaining your health and good body shape.
If you have anything to add to our list, feel free to write in the comment section below.
Author’s bio:
Hey everyone, it’s Coach Alisa Weaver 🙂
Teaching and coaching is my passion and career choice. I find great satisfaction to see others achieve their goals, whether it is recovery from injury or surgery, strengthening the body for competition, or just becoming fit.
I think that anyone can improve their fitness level no matter what their physical condition may be. By pushing yourself, discipline, not giving up together we can make your goals happen.
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What travel workout equipment do you love using? Let me know in a comment below!
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Raised as a third culture kid living in South America and Europe, Annick caught the travel bug early. As an empty-nester, Annick enjoys sharing her tips for traveling for those with champagne taste and beer budgets.
Nice tips! Thank you for the detailed instructions.