It’s important to stay healthy when on holiday. You don’t want to feel miserable, and you certainly don’t want to spread your illness to another part of the world and other people trying to enjoy their own vacations. Being healthy and feeling good will help you get the most out of your time away.
If you find yourself under the weather while traveling, chances are, it’s because you lack immunities to some local bug. And to be honest, you probably got sick because your diet is horrible and you’re not exercising. I’m not going to address your diet in this post—it’s too expansive a topic and will take several posts. However, I will suggest a good way to get some exercise and get more time to do the things you enjoy on your vacation.
Travel takes time. I’m not talking about flying to Europe or riding the train; I’m talking about getting from Point A to Point B, from the hotel to the restaurant to the train station.
On my cruise, especially for the first two days, I often entered the cabin hallway on the wrong side of the ship. It was a big vessel, so it took a decent amount of time to go from one side to the other. Because it wasn’t a particularly lovely trek, unless I was walking with a friend, I would jog a controlled ballroom jog—swift, quiet, and versatile.
Running is more efficient, but using it as your de facto mode of wandering can be unsettling for others. If some guy runs by you in a hallway, you’d probably freak out a bit, wondering if there’s a fire or a man with a gun. Solution? When you see someone, slow to a quick walk, then run again once you’re out of sight. Also, don’t run while you’re drunk; it probably won’t go well for anyone.
By not wasting time with the simple functional chore of walking, I got more vacation out of my trip. Don’t get me wrong: I love strolling around a city or park and taking in the sights—that’s why we travel, after all—but when you would prefer to Apparate instead of enduring an uninteresting walk, minimize the duration of the boring voyage by running.
Bonus: you get even more time each day because you don’t have to go to the gym! But you should probably still go to the gym.
