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Workouts while on the Road

October 9th, 2009 No comments
by Curt Joel

Workouts for Travelers

Excited about your vacation? Even though traveling is fun, getting to your vacation destination-whether by plane, train, automobile-often involves lengthy periods of sitting. Hours of sitting associated with air travel-first in the airport lounge & then on the plane can leave you tight before your vacation has even started!

To help combat potential problems associated with traveling, try these suggestions below from L. Leiber, who earned her master’s degree in public health from Berkeley, and teaches Pilates in Oakland, CA.

Seated Exercises

How can you combat the negative effects of waiting at the airport for your flight? Try some of these seated exercises. They’ll improve your posture and help prevent fatigue.

Place your feet solidly on the floor, about 4 inches away from each other.

Sit up straight.

Tip pelvis to bring it vertical (neutral spine position).

Lengthen your neck, like a giraffe. Do this by pushing your shoulders away from your ears.

Breathe in, and on exhalation, draw in abdominals, engaging the core. Return to this position between each seated exercise.

Figure-Four Stretch. Place one ankle on top of opposite knee. Hinge forward at hips, keeping spine neutral. Hold for 15-30 seconds, feeling a deep stretch on outside of hip. Repeat on other side.

Seated twists. While keeping a tall posture reach to the back of your chair and hold without letting your knees or hips rotate. When you exhale, allow your body to go farther into the stretch. Do not perform this move if you have disk issues.

Shoulder shrugs and rolls. Inhale and lift your shoulders toward your ears. On the exhale push your shoulder blades back and down into your back pockets. Continue and repeat this exercise for 4 to 6 repetitions.

Neck Stretch. With chin slightly tucked, let right ear drop toward right shoulder. Hold stretch for 3-4 breaths, letting weight of head stretch left side of neck. Gently release stretch and repeat on other side.

Rock a Bye-Baby. With your right hand on your opposite elbow and left hand on your right elbow and with folded arms, draw your right elbow as far as possible toward the right side and feel the stretch on the outside of left shoulder. Repeat two to three repetitions on both sides.

When You Are Standing: Waiting to get passed security at the airport is the first of many times your will stand in line on your trip. Make the best use of your time with some of these exercises.

Footwork. Stand, feet side-by-side, two or three inches away from each other and balance your weight evenly. Raise your heels off the ground slowly and evenly. Repeat eight to ten repetitions.

Stationary March. Come up to the balls of the feel like the exercise described above. This time alternately lower one heel to the ground at a time. Repeat this move 15X on each side.

Thigh Lift. While keeping your hips level to the ground, raise your knee until your thigh is level to the ground as well. Keep your spine neutral and balance in this position for as long as possible. Repeat on the other side.

Roll-Down. Bring chin to chest and slowly roll down, one vertebra at a time until spine is flexed forward, arms hanging toward floor. Bend knees slightly and roll up, stacking vertebrae one at a time, bringing head up last. Repeat 2-3 times.

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Wyndham Garden Hotel PHL Airport

August 22nd, 2009 No comments

The Wyndam Garden Hotel near Phila Intl. Airport has lowered its park sleep fly 14 day package to just $139.99

This package will also include breakfast in the morning for you, unless you leave before its served.

Even if you don’t stay the whole 14 days, this is still much better than parking in the longterm or short term airport parking lots.

So ignore the prices on other sites, because the $139.99 price is here.

Here are more details about the Wyndham Hotel:

$139 room rate is for up to 4 people, 14 days parking

The Wydham Garden Hotel at Phila Airport is located just 2.5 miles from PHL Airport and has airport shuttles running every 20 mins., 24 hrs. a day.

Distance from Airport: 2 1/2 Miles
Airport Shuttle Frequency: Every 20 Minutes, on the Hour
Airport Shuttle Hours: 24 Hours

Downtown Philadelphia and its many attractions like Independence National Historic Park, featuring Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, Citizens Bank Park multipurpose venue and Lincoln Financial Field are all just minutes from this Essington, PA hotel.

Additional nearby points of interest include: * Wachovia Complex multipurpose venue * Pennsylvania Convention Center * Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site * Betsy Ross House * University of Pennsylvania

Visitors will enjoy bowling, boating, fishing and gambling opportunities close to the hotel.

After a long day, enjoy a meal or room service from the on-site Landing’s Restaurant or unwind with a cocktail at the on-site Landing’s Lounge.

Guests of this Essington, PA hotel are invited to enjoy features and amenities including: * Free airport transportation * Free wireless high-speed Internet access * Free continental breakfast * Free local calls * Fitness center & outdoor heated pool Business travelers will appreciate conveniences like a public computer with Internet access and access to copy and fax services. We have banquet and meeting rooms that can accommodate most business events or social functions.

All well-appointed guest rooms are non-smoking rooms that come with standard amenities like coffee makers with free coffee, curved shower rods, spacious work desks, voice mail, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards and cable television. Handicap accessible rooms can be requested.

We are a pet-friendly hotel; additional fees apply. For your added convenience, we offer valet laundry service and a gift shop located on the premises. Ample parking is available for cars, trucks and buses. When your travels bring you to the Essington or Philadelphia areas, make the Quality Hotel Philadelphia International Airport your home away from home. Our fabulous location, numerous amenities and hospitable staff are sure to please.

So if you’re flying out of PHL Airport, I highly recommend this package.

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Phila Park Sleep Fly Question: Why should I book in advance…

July 28th, 2009 No comments

Hi Folks,
Here’s a question from a reader, a question I get asked often from the uninitiated as far as air travel and airport hotel properties goes.

Henry,
Why should I book a park sleep fly package in advance when I could just go to the hotel, book a room and leave my car in the parking lot?
What makes your service so special?
John August
Philadelphia PA

Here is my reply to John:

Hi John,
Thanks for inquiring about aaaparksleepfly.com
To answer your first question, if you do go to a hotel and leave your car there, you’re taking a big chance.
The chance is that your car may not be there when you get back. Hotel managers keep a watchful eye on their parking lot.
And maybe you told the desk that you are leaving your car, but there’s the chance that they didn’t tell anyone else, and your car could be towed.

When you book a park sleep fly package, you may be required to park your car in a special section of the parking lot.

The second point I want to make is the volatility of airport hotel properties as far as room availability goes.

You see, there is an underground or under the radar service that is provided for the airlines that guarantees them so many rooms per night for distressed passengers.
Almost every night there are distressed passengers who could not get on their flights because of overbooking, and weather related problems.
It’s not uncommon for 100 rooms to be gone in the blink of an eye. This happens every night, at almost all of the airport hotels.
Its no wonder the airlines are losing money faster than they can make it.

So you see booking through our service has many benefits that are unseen by most people.
We usually have rooms reserved for our customers to book in advance, but the number of rooms alotted to us is limited for the reasons above.
So the bottom line is this, if you booked your flight already, book your park sleep fly package ASAP,
it will only cost a small deposit to reserve your room and parking, and if you change your mind you can get a full refund, no question asked.

Have A Nice Safe Summer,
Henry

PS. You can also book a hotel room on our site when other sites have them as unavailable. Click here for room only

Airport Hotels Are Ideal For Extending Your Holidays

May 13th, 2009 No comments

With so much stress at the office nowadays, many people like to take short breaks or perhaps long weekends to get away from it all. These people take short breaks, but work at getting as much relaxation as possible in this time.

However, preparing for the holiday, and reaching the airport on time could give a stressful start to a well planned short break.To avoid all this, holiday makers usually get all their luggage and check in to an airport hotel the evening before the flight.

A stressful start by getting stuck in traffic jams is avoided by staying in an airport hotel the night before the break begins.It is up to you to relax with a relaxing meal at the restaurant, drink a few drinks at the bar or take a dip in the pool.Other options could include visiting the hotel spa or watching a movie in the room.

This way, you tend to feel that the holidays have already started.You can then retire feeling relaxed, and happy as there is no need to get up too early the next morning, to get ready to reach the airport through the heavy traffic.

In addition to all this, on the morning of the flight, you don’t have to make your own breakfast as you can get up and look forward to the one the hotel offers you, and also quickly reach the airport that is just round the corner once you have finished.You can take the free shuttle provided by the hotel to the airport terminal and coolly check-in for your flight.You can also take your car to the airport and leave it at the long term car park until you return from your short break.

You can then drive home or take a cab home once you return from your short break.This is a much better way to start your break than having to rush to the airport from home on the morning of the flight.

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ParkSleepFly.com Perfect for Busy Families

May 1st, 2009 No comments

It seems like families are getting busier every day. Between school, work and family obligations – there is always something to rush out and do! That’s why busy families know to choose parksleepfly.com to make their vacations complete. Only parksleepfly.com gives them back the free time they’ve missed and offers them the freedom they desire.

Busy families know that part of the parksleepfly.com package includes a one night stay at an airport hotel. This one night stay offers your family great convenience — instead of rushing to the airport in the morning, you can arrive at the airport with a relaxed attitude. Enjoy a wonderful family dinner, a full night’s sleep and then get to your airport terminal.

These families also appreciate the off airport parking that comes with the parksleepfly.com package. You receive 7 to 14 days of airport parking with the parksleepfly.com package. What great convenience about using parksleepfly.com is that you can arrive at the off airport parking facility when you want – and then you can leave when you want when you return home.

Choosing the parksleepfly.com package offers busy families great convenience and ease. Best of all they can spend more time together as a family, enjoying their vacation!