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Fit & Well
Health
Alice Porter

I don’t normally strength train on vacation, but this time I did—here’s why and the 20-minute workout I used

Woman in activewear stretches in front of a floor to ceiling window with a view of a town with a mountain in the background.

Going on vacation is not only a welcome break from day-to-day life and work, but my usual workout routine. This is almost always a positive—I love to exercise, but taking time off lets my body rest and it ensures I never get bored of working out.

However, I like to keep up some sort of movement while I’m traveling. Often, this is walking or swimming in the pool and the sea. But as someone who has been strength training for over five years and has a long-term knee injury, incorporating a small amount of strength training into my routine while I’m away can be helpful.

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