Why I’m A Slave To My Fancy Fitness Tracker And Fitness Apps
I love tech and I often think it can cure all my ills, or at least distract me with its awesomeness. As I age, though, I am more and more Continue Reading →
Tag: health
A Day With The Mission Ridge Ski Patrol
Approaching the top of the ski lift, I nervously fumble with my poles and camera bag, remembering just in time to keep my tips up. It is my first time Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #21 – 4 Ways To Plan Time Alone On A Trip
In contrast to Tip #20 – Plan Family Time, it’s also important to plan time for everyone to be by themselves now and again. Depending on your family dynamics this Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #19 – Bring A Steripen
If you’ve been reading this blog long, you’ll know I’m a big fan of the SteriPEN. A SteriPEN is a small battery powered device which will sterilize water in about Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #17 – Eat With The Locals
Some may doubt the wisdom of this advice. Some may say that eating at local establishments, rather than those that cater just to the tourist crowd, is taking a big Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #16 – Scrapbook Together
Today’s tip isn’t something you’d usually do on the road, but it’s important to plan for it when you return. Scrapbooking is the art and business of taking photos, trinkets, Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #15 – Get A Copy Of Healthy Highways
This book is THE essential traveler’s guide to healthy eating while on the highways and byways of the USA. If you’re planning a roadtrip of 30 or 3000 miles in Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #13 – Plan Sit Down Dinners
As a continuation from yesterday’s Healthy Family Travel Tips #12 – Resist Fast Food (And 7 Resources When You Can’t), today’s tip explores some of the means and benefits to Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #12 – Resist Fast Food (And 7 Resources When You Can’t)
There’s a reason this tip uses the word ‘resist’ instead of the normal ‘avoid’. It may seem subtle to most, but sometimes you just can’t avoid fast food joints while Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #11 – Bring A Water Bottle
I alluded to the importance of bringing a water bottle in an earlier tip, #3 – Drink Lots of Water. I believe strongly in the importance of not creating more Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #8 – Bring Extra Photos of Family
On most trips we are so concerned about taking photos while on vacation that we dont’ consider the importance of bringing along photos of our family. The reason to bring Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #7 – Keep An Eye On Naps
Depending on your family age range, naps may or may not be at the top of your mind when planning a trip. Older kids tend to go go go a Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #3 – Drink Lots of Water
It should go without saying, but here I’ll say it; drink lots of water. Not just lots, more than you think. Hikers are told to drink until their urine is Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #2 – Find a Park
While regular exercise is vital to a healthy body, there isn’t always the opportunity while on the road. And even if the hotel you’re staying in has a gym, it’s Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #1 – Cut Your Fingernails Very Short
Welcome to a new new 21 part series on The Carey Adventures: Healthy Family Travel Tips. Over the next three weeks I will be sharing things we’ve learned on the Continue Reading →
Healthy Family Travel Tips #14 – List It And Forget It – 7 Ways Lists Can Help Reduce Travel Stress
It’s been pointed out to me that not all my posts in the Healthy Family Travel Tips category are directly about health. Things like what to eat, or getting enough Continue Reading →