Fly Fit: How to Travel and Stay Agile

Fly Fit: How to Travel and Stay Agile
by Maggie Melanson

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Author: Maggie Melanson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 1599960737
Number of pages: 140
Publisher: HRD Press, Inc.

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Book Review: Keep Fit & Healthy... Even While Traveling!
Summary: 5 Stars

A few years ago, Americans were stunned one night to learn that David Bloom, a well-known and popular thirty-something reporter for NBC News, had died suddenly while covering the war in Iraq. The cause of death was reportedly "deep vein thrombosis," a blood clot brought about by immobility. In Bloom's case, this seemed to mean repeated immobility from cramped spaces in small vehicles into which he squeezed daily while traveling throughout the war zone.

The shock of Bloom's death led Maggie Melanson to commit herself to finding a way to educate others about the importance of keeping fit and healthy even while traveling. In "Fly Fit: How to Travel and Stay Agile" (HRD Press, 2007), she fulfills her promise, outlining health and fitness tips that can be observed and practiced even while trapped on a long plane flight or waiting endlessly at an airport terminal for the signal to board.

"Fly Fit" tailors its fitness recommendations to the restrictions of such travel conditions. While boxed in on the plane itself, readers learn how to manage resistance exercises. While waiting in the terminal, they learn suggested yoga poses. Whether on the plane or stuck at the gate, readers will acquire details aerobics and stress reduction techniques. All of these can be done quietly, carefully and unobtrusively, yet effectively.

Author Maggie Melanson comes to her book's subject matter with a wealth of personal experience as her guide. The founder of a successful "healthy foods" catering service, she once determined to change her own unhealthy ways by revving up a personal exercise and meditation regime as well as shedding fifty excess pounds. In "Fly Fit," she reveals her own personal challenges during this transformation as she advocates the value of toting healthy attitudes and practices alongside our suitcases even when traveling far, far from home.

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Summary of Fly Fit: How to Travel and Stay Agile

"Keep healthy while flying and lower your risk for blood clots Fly Fit By Maggie Melanson David Bloom, a reporter for NBC s The Today Show, was covering the war in Iraq when he died from deep vein thrombosis a blood clot caused by immobility. That is why Maggie Melanson wrote this book to educate others about the importance of keeping active, fit, healthy and moving while traveling. In this book, she introduces her Fly Fit program and the benefits of trying yoga poses, resistance exercises, ballet stretches, aerobics and stress reduction techniques while seated on a plane or at the airport. Even if you re at a desk all day, the Fly Fit program can help you rev up your metabolism. Maggie knows what she is talking about when it comes to health. She lost 50 pounds herself and went on to open a healthy catering company in 1997. In 10 chapters, she discusses: · What happens to your mind and body when you fly and what can you do about it · The benefits of in-flight exercise · Making the most of exercise while you travel · Exercise in the airline terminal · In-flight exercises · Getting the most out of exercise at your destination · Packing power snacks for travel · Straighten up and fly right · Meditation and relaxation You ll learn the best seat assignments on a plane for doing exercises, how to spot workout opportunities such as an empty terminal or a staircase, foods to stay away from on flights and many more tips for moving and staying healthy. "

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