Archive for Category: "Travel and Health"
Travel Tip: Staying Fit On The Road
Now that the weather is finally warming up, finding ways to enjoy the outdoors while getting your daily workout in has never been easier. Substituting the hotel gym with running routes is one way to go. Hotel staff can tell you where to run, of course, but if you don’t like exercising alone, options are [...]
Travel Tip: Cruising with Medical Conditions
For anyone dealing with a chronic or long-term medical condition, the idea of sailing in the middle of the ocean can be daunting. But that doesn’t mean a cruise is off limits. First, forget anything you ever learned from The Love Boat. Cruise ship medical facilities can only offer basic and short-term emergency care. If [...]
How to Diet in Las Vegas
It’s hard to eat healthy at the airport and work out on the road, but sticking to a diet in Las Vegas might just be the ultimate challenge. Correspondent Lily J. Kosner comes up with five rules for keeping your health on track in Las Vegas. Like many people, I made it my New Year’s [...]
Travel Tip: Traveling with Hearing Problems
If you or someone you know has difficulty hearing, you know how challenging things can be on the road. Here’s what’s out there to help you out. Whether it’s hearing your tour guide, a public address announcement, or a live performance, these issues can be compounded when traveling. The good news? More and more places [...]
Travel Tip: Avoiding Norovirus on a Cruise
It common to hear reports of people getting sick on cruise ships. What are the risks and how can you stay healthy at sea? The notable cases recently have involve outbreaks of norovirus. It may sound dramatic, but norovirus is nothing more than the common stomach flu. That said, the symptoms of headache, nausea and [...]
Your Complete Healthy Travel & Wellness Guide
This February, we’ve brought you some of the best Valentine’s Day travel deals to show your significant other you care. Now it’s time to turn the focus back on you. The Travel Fit contest has closed (sign up for our newsletter to for next week’s new contest challenge), but we wanted to share all of [...]
Never Stop Traveling! 10 Tips for Hitting the Road at Any Age
There is no question that some aspects of travel get harder as we all get older, but that doesn’t mean you need to stay at home. It’s all about preparation. We asked women’s and boomer travel expert Phyllis Stoller to share the top 10 travel tips for female travelers 50 and up. Pills: Photograph pills [...]
New Year, New You: Healthy Airport Eats across the US
If you made any resolutions for 2013, it’s likely that healthy eating made the list. But anyone who travels often knows how tough it is to stick to healthier nutritional choices. Contributor Courtney Crockett made it easy by tracking down healthy options (and calories counts) at new eateries and kiosks at airports around the country. For [...]
