Skipping rope is the best travel workout because I can easily stash it in my bag and burn off some major calories while traveling. It gives me confidence and zero guilt that I can eat two plates of paellas, a few scoops of gelatos, and a couple of buckets of fried chicken from Jollibee and know that I can all burn them off anywhere I am in the world.
For example:
Skipping rope is the best travel workout because I can easily stash it in my bag and burn off some major calories while traveling. It gives me confidence and zero guilt that I can eat two plates of paellas, a few scoops of gelatos, and a couple of buckets of fried chicken from Jollibee and know that I can all burn them off anywhere I am in the world.
For example:
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1. At a volcanic crater
It actually took an hour and half of brutal hiking to get this crater. But just adding some rope action to burn off the two buckets of fried Chicken from Jollibee and halo-halo.
2. On top of mini islands
I had guilt-free garlic fried rice and corn beef the morning I went to these islands.
3. In between island hopping
Hopping while island hopping? I have to.
4. Any gym
The closest gym to your hotel doesn’t have treadmill machines to burn off all that street food? No problem!
5. Above a sea of clouds
These sea of clouds looks like cotton candy that I’m gonna stuff my face and burn later.
6. In between one of the most colorful streets in the world
My plate for every meal in Colombia are as colorful as these houses. Breakfast alone typically involves omelets with rice, arepa, beans, hot chocolate, and soup (yes, I’m still talking about breakfast).
7. At a museum
Getting a dose of culture and a dose of workout before getting a dose of sugar
8. In the middle of traffic
Might as well burn off a few macarons and pain au chocolat while crossing the street.
9. At the beach
10 minutes of skipping to avoid going from beach bod to paella bod
10. By the lake
Probably need more than ten minutes of jumping after just a single bite of that deep dish pizza
11. Next to skinny palm trees
Taco Tuesdays and carne asada fries in San Diego are worth it
12. Anywhere in Hawaii
I didn’t come all the way to Hawaii to have salad. Give me all the loco-moco’s and musubi, now!
13. In front of fancy Parliaments
Need to burn off some royal calories with all the fish and chips and Indian food.
14. Colorful, photogenic streets
You can quickly burn off a cup of coconut rice in a 10-minute rope session. So might as well get that giant bowl full of Colombian coconut rice, por favor.
15. In historic UNESCO streets
Skipping off all the lechons and longanissa
16. Literally anywhere in the world
You can be stuck in a deserted island and still find away to stay fit with any plain old rope!
ABOUT TROTTERHOP
Hello fellow trotters! My name is Mick Salas, Filipino-American travel blogger based in Chicago. I was born in the Philippines, grew up in Chicago, studied in San Diego, and worked for a French organization for six years. And now I’m traveling full-time! Read more about me here.