Inflight fitness and wellness

Introduction

You have to be fit to fly! Flying is no longer a luxury activity linked to a well deserved holiday. It has now become the every day mode of transport for most business people. The global village has made it necessary for many business people to attend meetings and do business in many parts of the country or world. This means spending a lot of time in an aircraft seat. But what has this to do with your health? Sitting in a pressurised cabin is equivalent to being at the top of Mount Everest where the air is so thin and dry you can hardly breath. You would not dream of climbing Mount Everest without being fit, similarly frequently flying should not be embarked on without a good fitness level. Another real risk that has been uncovered in the flying industry is that of 'Deep Vein Thrombosis', research seems to indicate that people who fly frequently, sitting for long periods of time without movement could develop blood clots in the leg veins. These clots can cause heart attacks and strokes.

Improving Inflight wellness

If you are a frequent flyer you must ensure that you have an above average fitness level and excellent nutritional habits. Otherwise you could find yourself continually exhausted with regular colds and flus, in no shape to attend and manage high powered meetings and business deals. Ensure that your personal fitness trainer develops an exercise programme for you that takes into account the strengthening of your back and leg muscles.

Ask your trainer for a list of inflight exercises and tips to ensure that you avoid inflight illnesses and fatigue.

Encourage your organisation to develop a frequent flyer wellness programme which includes the monitoring of all frequent flyers in your organisation.

For the development of personalised exercise programmes for flying fitness and inflight fitness or organisation frequent flyer monitoring programmes contact Melanie Marx at the number below.