‘A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.’ ~A.A. Milne

Post written by Leo Babauta.

I’m on vacation in London right now, and will be in Paris this afternoon — a three-week trip that has messed up all my fitness routines.

And yet I’m still getting fitter every day.

Vacations have a horrible way of messing up our routines — we eat a ton of rich food, are too busy to go to the gym, and it’s easy to let workouts fall to the wayside.

That said, I have no intention of letting travel beat me. I can be fit anywhere. I’ll share some of my tips here, in hopes of helping fellow travelers.

Walk, walk, and walk. I never rent a car when we travel. Eva and I walk everywhere, taking the occasional subway train. We’ve covered an amazing amount of ground in London — walking is the best way to see a city. We’ve walked for hours and hours every day, mixing the meandering, lazy stroll with a hard paced walk. Walking is one of the best exercises ever.
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