How
to Stay Healthy & Fit on the Road, by Joanne V.
Lichten, Ph.D, RC
The
cumulative effect of muscles stiff and sore from driving, fatigue,
and poor eating habits can adversely affect the joy and fun
of any road trip. Dr. Joanne Lichten's How to Stay Healthy
& Fit on the Road offers a remarkable collection of
tips and suggestions that can improve any traveler's experience
on the open road. The author, a veteran business traveler who
holds an advanced degree in human nutrition, offers a wealth
of keen insights about living and working on the road.
Weight
gain caused by eating unfamiliar foods coupled with infrequent
exercise is a common phenomenon for new road trippers. Dr.
Jo provides key information about proper nutrition and ways
to eat both sensibly and well on the road. She has also developed
a "Hotel Room Workout" exercise program that is
easy to do and can be performed just about anywhere. Her company
produces portable, lightweight "tubes" for doing
strength-enhancing resistance exercises. Adjustable to varying
levels of strength, we have found the tubes to be an effective
and easy way to get exercise. The book also provides some
very clever tips for getting a good night's sleep and also
explains how to use "powernapping" to improve alertness
on long trips.
Among
the most useful sections of the book are the very detailed
suggestions for products and clothes that can be used to ease
some of the stress often associated with travel. Even though
we've spent nearly seven years living on the road, a number
of Dr. Jo's recommendations were new to us, like the ultra-light
TravelSmith raincoat and the versatile Swiss Army briefcase.
There is also an extensive listing of tips for personal security
in urban areas, at airports, and in foreign countries. A superb
Web resources list rounds out the reference section.
How
to Stay Healthy & Fit on the Road is written in an easy-to-read
manner and offers valuable advice for all travelers, whether
they are on an international business trip or a weekend escape.
We are already using some of Dr. Jo's exercises and stress
reduction tips, and we think you will find a number of methods
and ideas that work for you, too.
Mark
Sedenquist
2/03
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