Ways to prevent jet lag and become vacation healthy
You’ve been planning a holiday for eons now. The thought of getting away from the boredom of daily life was an opportunity you wouldn’t miss for the world, but if you’re taking a vacation abroad, there’s more than one thing you need to careful about, especially jet lag, which is a possibility every time you travel from one time zone to another.
There’s a bright side to everything, though. You could learn how to own this one, too, through simple dos and don’ts that make your holiday productive. The key to avoiding jet lag, even before your trip begins, is restoring all your energy through good night’s sleep. Remember that most of your woes can be cured by sleep. So, make it your friend and start the prep, right away.
Managing your sleep patterns is important for reducing jet lag while travelling. There are other ways, too, to prevent/ alleviate jet lag, and help you have a healthy and productive trip:
WATER
Prep yourself by training your mind and body to have more water and once you’ve set out on the trip, have a glass of water every hour of your flight to avoid jet lag. Water can be substituted with green tea or juices. Alcohol and coffee are best avoided.
KEEP YOURSELF BUSY DURING THE DAY
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EXERCISE
It’s always a good idea to get up from your desk every hour, at least, to stretch your legs and open up the muscles in your body. Try and walk up the stairs as many times as possible and avoid the use of escalators, elevators, and travellators (an experience of each of these, is of course necessary, but to keep health on your side, it’s the stairs that will aid you more).
Apart from these, it’s also important to avoid heavy meals, and get away from screens and the harmful blue light they emit.