I’m on business travel this week.  Wherever I am, I still try to get lots of steps in.  I’m just over 20k for the day, so I think that qualifies for today.

Here’s how I do it, even when away from my “normal” environment and routine.

I aimed to get up at 5 am and get a good hour in.  Was not successful with the 5 am thing.  But at about 5:30 am, MapMyWalk told me a friend had just finished a workout, and that got me moving.  I still got in about 45 minutes of walking on the treadmill – so not a horrible start.

I’m staying at a hotel close to the office I’m working at this week, along with a restaurant where I like to meet with my engineers and managers.  I’m walking between all three locations.

During a break in the meeting this morning, I knew the rest room would be packed (it’s a big meeting), so I walked down to the first floor to use the facilities there.  No waiting, plus extra steps (and stairs).

After lunch, I got in about a 15-minute walk and a friend went with me.  More steps there.

We had a team social event tonight almost a mile from the hotel, but I walked to and from it.  A little chilly, but another way to get steps in.

BTW, I do get some comments on walking (Colleague: “You’re walking? Seriously? I can give you a ride across the street.” Me: “Thanks, but I like to get my steps in.”).  I was jokingly (I hope) accused of being a bully on a business trip earlier this year by encouraging my colleagues to walk.  That’s OK – losing a ton of weight is worth the comments 🙂

I ended the day on YACC (Yet Another Conference Call) and I paced in my hotel room for 30+ minutes. The new bluetooth headset has better range than I thought.

So – that’s how I do it, and how you can do it too.  Find ways to do some extra walking in during the day.  It’s really not that hard.