Some hotels try more than others, but no hotel fitness center can match a fully equipped gym.
Youve got your treadmill, your elliptical, and usually a few dumbbells.
Anything beyond that is a rare bonus.
Heres how to get a decent workout in.
Know Your Options
You might not actually be stuck with the fitness center.
Survive the Cardio Slog
If you love treadmills, youve probably already stopped reading.
One is to let your mind go somewhere else.
Watch a movie on your phone, or better yet, a tablet.
have a go at forget that youre on an elliptical machine rather than a couch.
The other is to break up the workout into segments too short to bore you.
Do the guided run called Run fast.
in the Nike Running Club app.
Its 30-second intervals with 60 seconds of rest, for 40 straight minutes.
A friendly coach encourages you the whole way.
For other cardio machines, I like the Classpass Go app (free oniOSandAndroid, no subscription required).
There are guided workouts for elliptical machines, indoor cycling, and rowing.
A million reps with light weightscan be just as effective at building strengthas fewer reps with heavy weights.
Heresour guide to building the perfect bodyweight workout.
Not sure where to start?
Trythis 15-minute bodyweight workout.
Reddits r/fitness has an entire thread onstrength workouts it’s possible for you to do with limited equipment.
Last time I found myself in a hotel gym, I did one of the workouts I found there.
I had a weight bench and dumbbells up to 25 pounds.
Bring a set ofresistance bandsor one of thosesuspension trainersyou can hang off a door frame.
