If you can schedule a meeting for 45 minutes, you can schedule fitness for 45 minutes. Exercising Your Options Ross agrees that planning when you'll exercise during travel is important. To avoid injury, he also recommends avoiding an exercise that you don't normally do. Many kinds of exercise equipment are portable, Ross says. Pack stretch cords, bands and a jump rope.
Cords are good for both resistance and a cardiovascular workout.
The jump rope also provides a cardiovascular workout. They're one of the best exercises, and all you need is a floor. Like push-ups, crunches and lunges require no equipment, notes Steve Andos, manager of the Hilton Chicago athletic club. Or walk the hotel stairs for 30 minutes, Andos suggests. You just drain the water out to stow them away flat in your luggage.