|
|
|
How To Keep Fit While Traveling Even On A Romantic Getaway
oday,Norm Goldman, editor
of href="http://www.Sketchandt href="http://www.Sketchandtravel.
avel.com" com"
title="http://www.Sketchandtravel title="http://www.Sketchandtravel
.com" .com"
target="_blank">www.Sketchandtrav target="_blank">www.Sketchandtrav
el.com and and href="http://www.Bookpleasures.co href="http://www.Bookpleasures.co
m" m"
title="http://www.Bookpleasures.c title="http://www.Bookpleasures.c
om" om"
target="_blank">www.Bookpleasures target="_blank">www.Bookpleasures
.com is pleased to have as a .com.
guest, Jim Kaese, an elite
amateur triathlete,
entrepreneurial businessman, and Norm:
endurance sport coach.
Could you tell us something about
Author of The Athletic-Minded yourself Jim and what provoked
Traveler: Where to Work Out and you into writing about the very
Stay When Fitness Is a Priority, best hotel and fitness venue
Jim visited America's top 78 combinations?
travel destinations to find the
very best hotel/fitness-venue
combinations.
Jim:
Through the years, I traveled Norm:
quite a bit for work and
pleasure. In addition to finding
places to stay that matched my
budget and amenity preferences, I Do you believe that if couples
always tried to identify hotels are looking for an ideal romantic
that offered good fitness getaway they should also take
options. However, time and time into account the fitness
again, I would show up at the facilities, and if so, why?
hotel and discover that the
"state of the art" fitness center
was a closet-sized room with old
or broken equipment. Or, the Jim:
"lap" pool was a short oval
without lane lines. Or, the
"running routes" consisted of a
map provided by the concierge I believe everyone should take
that directed guests to jog into consideration the quality of
around the streets of the hotel the fitness
10 times. It boggled my mind how facilities—including couples on
these hotels could make such a romantic getaway. Exercise not
blatant misrepresentations. So, only helps boost your immunity
I decided to write the first system, lower stress, and improve
cross-country guide that your sleeping habits; it also
objectively recommends the BEST helps your sex life. Studies
places to stay for those who have shown that healthy people
enjoy healthy living and staying have better sex and tend to be
fit. happier. And, I believe it's
important to emphasize that when would be great fitness/romance
I say "exercise," I'm not talking combinations, but the Hotel Rex
about an hour of hard-core is the best deal for the money.
running or lifting weights at the A small, intimate hotel property
gym—20 minutes of brisk walking just steps from Union Square and
can do the trick. China Town, Rex also provides
guests with a discounted pass to
a fantastic (but small) health
Norm: club down the street, Club One.
If you had to name 5 ideal "· If money is no object,
romantic getaway hospitality The Miraval Spa and Resort in
properties that combine a unique Tucson is a marvelous getaway for
romantic ambience with great couples looking to stay fit and
fitness facilities, which ones be pampered. All meals are
would you choose and why? included as well as any type of
exercise option you can
imagine---horseback riding, lap
swimming, rock climbing, etc.
Jim:
"· For those looking to add
"· San Francisco is one of a little more "party" to their
my favorite romantic cities---the trip, Miami's South Beach hotels
bridge, the fog, the rain, the are filled with romance. The
restaurants, and the cultural Shore Club, Delano, Ritz and
offerings create a perfect stage National are all in the book,
for a wonderfully romantic trip. bestowing lots of love and
Any of the SFO hotels in my book liveliness to their guests.
Why should couples be concerned
"· Colorado Springs' about fitness activities when
Broadmoor Hotel is a breathtaking they are away on a romantic
resort beset by serene lakes and getaway or on their honeymoon?
mountain landscape. Broadmoor's
Fitness Center and Spa is
well-equipped with modern Jim:
machines and a regulation lap
pool. And, the nearby trails
create fantastic jogging and
mountain biking opportunities. Exercising for only 20-30
minutes each day will allow you
"· New York City can never to start the day healthy and help
be left off the romance list. you make better choices
Several properties make throughout the rest of the day.
exceptional romantic Then, enjoying small indulgences
destinations, but Le Parker like your favorite piece of pie
Meridien, across the street from or a few cocktails or sitting
Central Park, tops my list. It's around by the pool for six hours
NYC, so expect small yet cozy will not seem like a big deal.
hotel rooms. The Scandinavian Don't forget about that improved
flavor, tremendous views, and sex too!
extensive on-site health club
make it one of the best.
Norm:
Norm:
How can we determine the
quantity, quality, and brand of workers.
exercise equipment at recommended
hotels if we never have been
there?
Norm:
Jim:
Very often when we vacation we
seem to return home fully
Buy The Athletic-Minded Traveler relaxed, however very much out of
(laughs). In addition to shape. How do we avoid this?
providing a comprehensive written
review covering everything you
want to know (room appearance, Jim:
room service, free breakfast
buffets, sheet thread-count,
etc.) about each property, we
also specifically detail in chart Make exercise part of your daily
form the quantity of exercise routine, just like showering or
machines, their condition, the brushing your teeth. When you
brands, weight/strength options, think about it, 20 minutes is not
pool dimensions, running routes, that much time at all.
etc. But, if you're going to a Especially while on a vacation,
city that's not covered in the when you don't have to worry
book, the best you can do is call about going to work and all of
up the concierge and ask him/her the other hassles at home.
your specific questions.
Sometimes it even helps to
confirm with the maintenance Norm:
There is always a temptation to Jim:
overeat when we are on vacation.
How can we fight off this
temptation while at the same time
still enjoy ourselves? Vacation is supposed to be a
break from all that troubles and
worries you, right? When I go
Jim: away, I like to eat the local
food and experience the local
customs without concerns about
how many calories are in my
Like I was saying before, dinner, etc. Knowing that I
exercise will allow you to not performed my daily workout
fret so much over what you're reassures me that anything I take
eating and drinking. You may end in will be worked off either that
up taking in more calories, but same day or the next. So, no,
being active and exercising don't worry about avoiding
should help to burn those off certain foods---just make sure to
fairly easily. get in a daily sweat.
Norm:
Norm:
Are there any food we should
avoid when we are on vacation and
if so, why? Is there anything else you would
like to add? goal all along was simply to
provide a reliable resource that
would help people enjoy a healthy
Jim: lifestyle while on the road. So
far, it seems that we've
succeeded.
Only that I've been really
touched by the large number of Visit people who have written us saying href="http://www.socalpress.com"
that they are so happy we wrote title="http://www.socalpress.com"
this book because they too were target="_blank">www.socalpress.co
constantly frustrated by the m to view a sample chapter
travel industry's ignorance about and find more information about
fitness preferences. Letters and The Athletic-Minded™ Traveler,
emails have come from hard-core a first-of-its-kind travel
athletes as well as recreational resource for those who enjoy a
exercisers who just like to put healthy lifestyle and working out
in 20 minutes on a good while on the road.
elliptical machine or bike. Our
About the Author:
Norm Goldman is editor of the travel site, www.sketchandtravel.com and the book reviewing site, www.bookpleasures.com.
Norm and his artist wife, Lily, are a unique husband and wife team who meld words with art focusing on romantic and wedding destinations.
They are always open to invitations to romantic destinations in the New England states and Florida.
To find out more about them click on www.sketchandtravel.com
Source: www.isnare.com
|
|
