After quite a while of being a slacker, I have decided to pay a lot more attention to my diet and exercise regimen. A big part of that is designed to help me follow much better habits while on the road.
One part of this change is to do some sort of workout or physical exercise every day. It's been going well, but workouts on the road can be a challenge when it's hard to create a convenient time window to get to the hotel fitness center.
Bring the gym to you
Last week, I was in Dallas and decided to try out one of the Westin Hotel chain's "WestinWorkout" rooms in which you can reserve a room with fitness equipment in it. I really like this concept - it allows me to get a workout in when I want to, under much more relaxed circumstances. Here is a quick tour of the room I stayed in:
In the video, I mention I was expecting a treadmill (the bike worked fine, but I still like treadmills better). Good news: you can now specify whether you want a cycle or a treadmill, at least in some hotels - I had that choice when I booked at the Westin in Seattle a few days ago.
I hope this trend takes off and spreads to other hotels. I'm a "Starwood guy" so the fact that Westin is a Starwood property makes me hopeful that other Starwood brands will follow suit.