Well, I have to admit, after a night of dancing and drinking colorful drinks, it sure was difficult to roll my butt outta bed the next morning. The ship's steady swaying makes it a little easier to stand up right. :) It's always tough, but finding room for a little vaca workout always makes me feel better, so I made my way up to the spa deck to check out the gym.
Lined with treadmills, core stations, free weights and much more, I surveyed the situation and decided I was set ... so I thought. It did seem odd that there were no bar bells, benches or pull up bars (a staple for me). After spending 5 minutes trying to find a set of matching free weights, I carved out spot on the floor for a little renegade row, push up and squat action. Not 3 minutes into my workout, my questions about the other equipment were answered when the boat tilted about 25 degrees. Within seconds, people were scattering to avoid rolling dumbbells, jumping/tripping off the treadmills and desperately clinging to the small machines that were bolted down. Rule of thumb: Nothing over 6 feet tall is allowed in the gym, as it can and will fall over and crush you to death. After the trainer announced that the captain had made a quick and told us there was "nothing to be alarmed about," I decided that the "Death by Rolling Weight Spa" was NOT the gym I wanted to belong to.
On to the good stuff! The next day, we landed in Mexico, where I found the ultimate playground for functional training: the Mayan Ruins. At first, I was a little hesitant to go bouncing off historical graves, but the tour guide assured me that I had the go-ahead to climb, crawl and jump around the site. It's all about making your workouts fun right? So here is the program I created:
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The temple stair run, into
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The burial grave box jump, into
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The hieroglyphics wall-handstand, into
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The water hole high-knee jump over
REPEAT as many times as you can for 20 minutes!