Fitness on the Go: Exercises for Road Trips

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People who spend many hours driving a car face the same problems as office workers: physical inactivity, prolonged stay in a fixed position, and, as a result, osteochondrosis, osteoarthritis, myofascial pain syndrome, cardiovascular disorders, and digestive problems. And while office workers can still get up, walk around the room, and do a light warm-up, motorists are much more limited in their movements. This is why it is so important for professional drivers to stop every two hours during long trips, get out of the car, and warm up.

Today people love to travel in rented cars – it’s convenient, economical and you can see a lot of sights. This has become especially common in hot countries like the UAE, where the scorching sun can discourage any desire to see new places. Moreover, this is the place where you can admire the high standard of living and feel it by renting a cool car. Any traveler can rent mercedes g63 Dubai and drive in comfort through the most beautiful places in the Emirates.

However, this also has a nuance – spending a lot of time behind the wheel, as we mentioned above, the traveler runs the risk of feeling discomfort. Don’t forget about fitness while driving: simple exercises performed while sitting in the driver’s seat help relieve muscle tension, stretch the spine and joints, and eliminate blood stagnation in the lower extremities.

Fitness on the Go: Exercises for Road Trips

1. Upper body exercises

Why waste time standing in a traffic jam or waiting for a passenger in a parking lot? This forced pause can be filled with healthy exercises. Start by warming up your arms, chest, and back. For these purposes, of course, rent cars with enough free space so that you can slightly stretch your body. The same Mercedes G63 is very spacious, which is one of the benefits of this car.

• Grasp the steering wheel with your palms at the three and nine o’clock positions on the dial. Grip the steering wheel firmly on both sides. Direct the efforts of the right and left palms towards each other. Feel and record the powerful tension in your arm muscles. Complete the exercise when you reach muscle fatigue.

• Leave your hands in the same position. Tighten your muscles again, but this time direct the force of your palms in the opposite direction as if you were trying to tear the steering wheel into right and left halves. This movement pumps up the muscles of the arms and back.

• Place your palms at 6 and 12 o’clock. For the rest, duplicate the entire series of actions of the first exercise: squeeze the steering wheel, direct the force inward (between your palms), strain your arms and chest, and fix the position until you get tired.

• Place your hands in the same way as in the third exercise. Generate breaking force by pulling the handlebar up and down. Here the back muscles come into play again.

• The last exercise for the arms and back: bend your elbows and bring them back so that they are on the sides of the back of the chair. Squeeze your elbows tightly and press down on the sides of the seat.

2. A set of exercises for the lower extremities and abdominals

Having finished working the upper body, move on to the abdominals and legs.

• Sitting in the driver’s seat, lift one leg. Move your foot up as high as possible. Stay in this position until you get tired. Repeat the exercise with the other leg.

• Raise both legs at the same time and hold them in this position as long as possible. To maintain balance, place your hands on the steering wheel. Having mastered the static exercise, move on to the dynamics: raise your legs, but do not hold them motionless, but spin imaginary pedals.

• Another variation of leg raises: while holding the steering wheel, lift your legs, bring your feet together, and press them against each other.

You can only do fitness in a stationary car. When the car is moving, even at low speed, gymnastics are prohibited. Even if it is the most top-end and easy-to-drive rental car. But while stuck in a traffic jam, a warm-up for drivers will be very useful: it will not only get the blood pumping and warm up the muscles but will also reduce stress, which is essential to any situation when stuck in traffic jams.

Final words on Fitness on the Go: Exercises for Road Trips

Practice fitness behind the wheel every chance you get – whether it is a rental car or your own. While standing in a traffic jam, you can have time to complete the entire set of exercises. If the stopover is short, do as much as you can. The proposed movement options can be combined in different combinations and performed in any sequence.

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