Episode 065- Six Simple Ways to Becoming a Stand-Up Guy or Stand-Up Girl on the Road

The Elite Road Warrior Podcast

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, and trying to be a stand up guy on the road every chance I get.

Each episode highlights one of the six energy habits and today we’re focusing on energy habit # 1: MOVE.

Stand More

• Walk More
• Run More (think cardio - just getting your heart rate up)
• Lift More (think strength training with body weight, bands, and dumbbells)

CONSIDER A PERSON’S AVERAGE DAY

Sit for breakfast
Sit commuting to work (national average, one-way daily commute is 25.5 minutes)
Sit a majority of the workday at their desk or in a meeting (minus a bathroom break)
Sit commuting back from work
Sit at dinner
Sit watching TV in the evening

When YOU’RE ON THE ROAD, YOUR STORY MAY LOOK LIKE THIS:

Sit for the drive to the airport
Sit at the gate waiting for a flight
Sit on the plane the entire flight
Sit in a rental car or rideshare to your first meeting
Sit at lunch
Sit for your afternoon meetings
Sit at dinner with your laptop open, alone or eating with clients
Sit on the couch or bed in your hotel room or nearby bar until bed

Do you see a possibly theme on the road?

SIX WAYS TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST SITTING DURING TRAVEL

1. STAND AT THE AIRPORT GATE

STAND DURING THE FLIGHT

Now I can hear the pushback:

The seatbelt light is almost always on.
What if we hit turbulence while I’m standing?
I don’t want to bother those around me.

Here are my responses:

The seatbelt light is on often but more at selected times - pay attention and you’ll be surprised.
You’ll know about the turbulence long before it forces you into the arms of another woman or man (unless that’s your master evil plan? Hmmm)
And do you really care THAT much what someone thinks whom you will never see again? Seriously.

3 STOP AT A REST AREA OR GAS STATION TO STAND

4. STAND DURING MEETINGS

5 CREATE A STAND-UP DESK

Bonus Move - STRETCH WHILE YOU STAND
Back
Neck
Quads
Calves

You can also find the Top 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide, you can find it at the show notes absolutely free. Learn the tricks of the trade to get better not just get by at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/065

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