Traveling? 5 Ways to Care for Your Body

Our self-care habits tend to take a back seat to other priorities when we're traveling or in a new environment. In fact, it's when you're taken out of your routine that you need self-care more than ever. I define self-care as the simple act of taking care of yourself. Yes, before others. Yes, even when it's not easy. We can only offer the best of ourselves to those who need us when we've addressed our own needs. Since many of you will be traveling this summer -- from family visits to international destinations to local parks and cities -- I thought I'd share what I've learned about taking care of yourself in different environments from living in six cities around the world and traveling to 18 countries. Our bodies do most of the hard work for us in new environments -- enduring long drives or plane rides, traveling during late or early hours, and not having access to your usual food. Here are my five tips for taking care of your body while traveling: Yoga stretches It's not always possible to bring a yoga mat or yoga clothing with you when you travel. However, there are so many poses and stretches that don't require those things, and can be done even while you're sitting or standing. My favorite yoga poses when I'm traveling are seated overhead stretch, seated twist, forward bend, legs up the wall, child's pose, and tree pose. Walking for energy We tend to walk a lot more when we're visiting a new place than we do in our home city. It's my favorite way to get a feel...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news