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Corporate travelling is often accompanied by unhealthy practices –– ruined sleeping cycles, tight meeting schedules, delayed flights, and unfamiliar territory. That’s why an employee’s well-being should be central in a business’ travel policy.
So, if you’re frequently travelling due to business purposes, it’s best to ensure that you’re still on top of some healthy habits.
Thankfully, this article presents some corporate travel management tips a corporate traveller should consider from the get-go. Read on to learn more!
Track Your Sleep
In general, getting and tracking your sleep is a healthy habit, and as a frequent traveller, you should always find some time to get high-quality sleep. This is especially important since, as mentioned above, travelling may result in a lack of sleep, such as due to jet lag.
Lack of sleep, in turn, will reduce your cognitive functioning and raise your stress levels. Thus, the whole trip point of the trip will be spoiled, hurting yourself and the company.
For your reference, here are some important sleeping tips for corporate travellers you should definitely keep in mind.
On the Plane
You may think that air travel is always equated with sleeping. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case; some corporate travellers may find it difficult to sleep while they’re on board a plane.
Here are some sleeping tips for on the plane:
- Make sure to reserve a window seat
- Pack a headphone and a travel pillow
- Consult with a medical professional before you fly. You can ask for advice regarding some natural sleep aids that are suited for you.
- For long-distance flights, don’t book a flight scheduled during early morning or late at night, if possible. This way, you avoid getting any jet lag.
- Be sure to track the number of hours that you’ve slept. If you don’t want to do this manually, you can always use a phone app. If you didn’t sleep enough, you can use this information to know that you need to catch up on sleep.
Once You’ve Arrived at Your Destination
If you’ve arrived at your destination days or hours before any business meeting, it’s advisable to get some sleep first. This way, you’ll be fully rested to accomplish any tasks assigned to you.
Here are some tips:
- As part of your corporate travel management, make sure to plan in advance your work itinerary. To start, don’t schedule any meetings just a few hours after you land. Instead, make some space to rest in the mornings and make sure there are longer breaks in between appointments.
- Incorporate any practices that can help you sleep at home, such as reading a book or drinking a cup of tea.
- If you missed sleep earlier per your sleep tracking, try to sleep as much as you can to make up for it.
Consider Your Daily Activity Level
Sometimes, business meetings involve drinking copious amounts of alcohol or consuming unhealthy foods. If this is the case, there’s a huge chance that you’ll feel sluggish due to inactivity.
Tips to Stay Active
However, considering your activity level to burn off some calories doesn’t involve running five kilometres per day. Even some simple movement exercises will suffice in keeping both your physical and mental health in tip-top condition.
So, make sure to incorporate these ways to stay active:
- Find a hotel or accommodation with a pool or gym. If you’re a yogi, bringing your yoga mat is a good idea. You can also ask the hotel if they have any free exercise classes.
- Find a room that’s spacious enough for you to have a quick workout.
- If you’re the one planning the business meeting, you can choose a place that’s within biking or walking distance to your place of stay. This way, you can bike or walk to the meeting.
- Don’t forget to pack some activewear. Doing so will encourage you to stay active.
Make Healthy Eating Choices When You’re on the Road
In addition to being mindful about your daily activity levels, you also have to make sure that you have healthy eating choices when you’re travelling for business reasons.
Avoid Junk Foods
There’s a chance that fast food joints will be the only type of food that’s familiar to you when you’re on a business trip. However, make sure to avoid them at all costs. Instead, you can go to the grocery store to buy some healthy foods, like nuts and fruits. Ideally, always resist the temptation of junk foods.
Frequently Eat in Small Amounts
Eating too much in just one sitting will make you sleepy and sluggish, which will make you less productive. Also, eating too much without sufficient time for exercise will turn the extra calories into fat, which may cause health issues in the long run.
Try consuming small amounts of healthy food throughout the day.This will provide you with more energy compared to eating too many calories in one sitting, and it will curb the temptation to eat junk food since you’ll be full all day.
Create Healthy Habits for Your Travels
Despite the fact that you’ll travel for work regularly, it doesn’t mean that you’ll have an excuse to abandon any of your healthy habits. Still, many corporate travellers may let their healthy habits slip when travelling. You don’t need to do this — instead, do your best to continue them and even create new ones.
As a solution, always opt for healthy meals if the business meeting takes place in a restaurant. Also, don’t forget to pack some bathing suits or workout gear if you know that the hotel has a pool or a gym. Ideally, you want to make sure that you consider your health as a priority even when you’re travelling.
Takeaway
Indeed, business travels shouldn’t be an excuse to be negligent about your health. As part of your corporate travel management, make sure to track your physical activities and make some healthy changes when you travel. This includes, but isn’t limited to, avoiding junk foods and eating in small amounts as well as ensuring to have some good quality sleep, both during your flight and once you’ve arrived at your accommodation.
By reading this post, you now have some ideas on how to build a healthier corporate travel routine, allowing you to become more productive throughout your company travels.
