Tip-Top Shape: Stay Fit & Healthy on Vacation

When you’re at home, it’s easy (or easier!) to maintain regular workouts and healthy eating practices. Traveling, however, can sabotage even the most disciplined person’s fitness goals. Your schedule is disrupted, you’re exhausted after action-packed days and you’re presented with tantalizing treats at every turn. Whether you’re jetting off on a business trip or a much-needed vacation, you don’t want those New Year’s resolutions to simply fly out the airplane window. Fortunately, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts makes it easy to stay healthy and fit when on the road, ensuring you return home refreshed and inspired rather than frustrated over post-jaunt paunch.
Make fitness fun during your next Fairmont visit

Get Out to Workout

The key to maintaining your exercise routine when away from home is to plan ahead. Pack gear, and build workout times into your itinerary. Members of Fairmont President’s Club can keep luggage loads light by utilizing the Fairmont Fit program; Reebok running shoes and workout clothes are delivered directly to your room. And they can be replenished any time for the duration of your stay. An added bonus: if you love your Reebok gear, you can purchase new items at a 15% discount.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts’ fitness centers feature state-of-the-art equipment and many offer complimentary classes. “We have afternoon classes Monday through Friday, and guests can also participate in virtual group fitness classes through our Fitness On Demand™ program,” says Tony Nguyen, Health Club & Spa Manager for Fairmont Pittsburgh. In the fitness center, whenever classes aren’t in session, guests may select customized workouts based on class type, intensity and duration, then watch them on a 65-inch screen. “You can do everything from intense cardio to yoga to flexibility programs by just pressing play.”

Take advantage of specific and unique aspects of a destination to add a fresh spark to ordinary workouts. Try tai chi on the roof at Shanghai’s Fairmont Peace Hotel, floating yoga at Fairmont Orchid or an invigorating mountain hike overlooking spectacular panoramas at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Want something new? No matter your fitness level, Fairmont Kea Lani's recently launched Inspire Your Energy Program has something for everyone.

Get to know a new city by running through it. Your hotel concierge can provide area jogging maps and connect you with running clubs. The Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver offers guided morning runs twice a week along the seawall, through Stanley Park and downtown areas. Your concierge can also set you up with a personal trainer or let you know which exercise facilities allow drop-in visitors. Maybe you’ll finally try that Bikram yoga class you’ve been meaning to, or return home with a new workout technique.
See the sites as you take part in a morning run

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