Comments on: How to find an exercize video to use while traveling?

Question: How to find an exercize video to use while traveling?

bchaplin — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:17:00 -0800

Help me choose an exercise video to keep me sane during two weeks of travel.

Two weeks traveling in a foreign country for work. I would like to buy a DVD with an exercise routine. Nothing too strenuous or complicated, and hopefully no longer than 15-30 minutes. NO EQUIPMENT AT ALL due to serious suitcase space issues -- a standing routine is preferable or I'll lay on the hotel rug. Yoga or qi gong would be ok. Goals are to:
* de-stress
* stay limber
* keep me calm for public speaking (big phobia of mine)
* help w/ jet lag (on some trips I don't sleep for the first 3 days)
There's still time to buy on Amazon if I place the order this morning. DVDs are preferable to a book due to suitcase space. What do you recommend?

(Bonus: I'll report back in 2 weeks and let you know the results.)

By: schroedinger

schroedinger — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:13:55 -0800

This isn't a DVD, but I really like FitDeck. It's a deck of 50 cards with a different bodyweight exercises on each card. It's infinitely modifiable and scalable to keep things different and depending on which version of each exercise you do (beginner, intermediate, or advanced) and how long you give yourself per card it can be easy or really rough.

By: schroedinger

schroedinger — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:14:52 -0800

It is also on Amazon if you want to buy it from there.

By: orangemiles

orangemiles — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:22:01 -0800

I've enjoyed AM and PM Yoga. About 25 minutes each, mostly relaxing with a little stretching, not strenuous, and you can use a hotel towel instead of a strap, and a folded-up towel instead of a block, if you use those things. Here it is on Amazon. Good luck!

By: ohio

ohio — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:28:57 -0800

Make sure the DVD would work in a foreign country, or that you will have your own local DVD player (like your laptop). DVDs are made for different regions, and an American DVD will not work in a French DVD player, for example. You can look here for info on the different regions.

Sorry if you've already thought of this, but I didn't want your plans to be ruined!

By: Lyn Never

Lyn Never — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:36:52 -0800

Seconding the AM and PM yoga. That's one of my favorite workout discs. I don't think there's any propwork in those, aside from an optional folded blanket to sit on (a pillow or hotel blanket will work fine).

By: bchaplin

bchaplin — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:01:00 -0800

Thanks for the suggestions so far! Ohio, good point, but I will be using my own laptop, so no problems there.