The One-Minute Exercise Book by Denise Austin contains quick exercises. While quick food is junk food, quick exercise is not junk exercise. If you can afford to squeeze in only five minutes at certain times of the day, this book is perfect for you.
The book contains one-minute exercises, but takes into account that you’d probably want to increase your workout duration eventually, so it includes 5-minute and 10-minute exercises too. The book is published by Vintage Books (Random House) and the ISBN number is 0-394-74633-3.
Researcher and fitness expert Suzanne Schlosberg, who wrote a fitness manual for individuals on the go, did a survey of hotels and airports where the busy traveler can do an abbreviated or full blown workout while they’re traveling and waiting for their connecting flights. Here is some information from her work.
Suzanne Schlosberg performed some due diligence to help the busy traveler by providing the names of major hotels with gym facilities (US only).
Four Seasons – 95% of their hotels have pools. All of their fitness centers have cardio and weight machines;
Ritz Carlton – 80% of their hotels have pools
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts – pool facility in 95% of their hotels
Westin Hotels and Resorts – all of their hotels have pools.
Schlossberg does not stop with hotel lists. She also provides a list of airports with massage facilities.
Chicago: O’Hare International Airport – A Massage Inc, level 6, main terminal west (near post office); open 7:30 am to 9:30 pm
Boston: Logan International Airport – A Relaxed Attitude – terminal B, American Airlines Side, upper level (hours vary);
Seattle: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport – Massage Bar Inc – Concourse C, beyond security checkpoint, Gates N-16 and N-1
As for fitness centers in airports and near airports, pages 36-38 of Schlosberg’s book, The Ultimate Workout Guide for the Road (ISBN number 0-618-11592-7) contains a detailed listing of these fitness centers, to help you do your workout on your next airport layover.
Plus workout programs that Schlosberg labels “The Time to Kill Workout”, “The Timesaver Workout”, “The Bare-Minimum Workout” are all designed for the busybody!
Visit the American Council on Exercise web site – www.acefitness.com or call their toll free number, 1-800-825-3636. They provide resources for fitness products and services and a list of certified trainers.
Also visit: http://does.ors.od.nih.gov/fitness/ They serve the NIH community (National Institutes of Health) and offer classes on yoga, yoga and aerobics. Lastly, drop by the Mayo Clinic web site: www.mayoclinic.com . Scroll down the page and under the sub- heading “Live Well”, click on “fitness.”
