{"id":579,"date":"2016-04-08T04:56:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T04:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/stories\/rachael-finchs-guide-to-healthy-travel\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T23:21:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T23:21:26","slug":"rachael-finch-guide-to-healthy-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/stories\/rachael-finch-guide-to-healthy-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael Finch’s Guide to Healthy Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rachael Finch is one of our most loved TV personalities \u2013\u00a0model, mum, certified health coach, and now Westin<\/a> Well-Being Brand Advocate, she lives and breaths a healthy lifestyle. But she isn\u2019t afraid to get out there and have adventures. Cheat days included! We chat to Rachael about how she stays healthy on holiday.<\/p>\n

You live a very\u00a0healthy lifestyle \u2013\u00a0how important is that on holiday?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s incredibly important\u2026for us a holiday is more about the wellness than anything else. We might go somewhere for a specific concert, journey or adventure, but for me a holiday is a chance to incorporate more wellness info my life.<\/p>\n

So you still workout on holiday?<\/h2>\n

Absolutely. I really do enjoy those 6am wakeups, my morning yoga, having a fresh juice and coffee. I\u2019ll do that then nap for three hours, get up and explore the city. That for me is a wellness holiday. I like coming home feeling good. But I always get up and see how I feel. I\u2019m all about feeling what my body needs. I don\u2019t stick to a set schedule.<\/p>\n

How do you pick a hotel? Is it based on their fitness facilities?<\/h2>\n

Wellbeing is really key. It helps when you\u2019re staying at a Westin, where you can hire gym gear, or you can be lying in bed looking at the room service menu and kale and green smoothies are options. In most hotels you ask if you can swap the ice cream for yoghurt and banana \u2013 the answer is usually no.
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What do you need in a hotel gym?<\/h2>\n

It depends on what I\u2019m training \u2013\u00a0if I\u2019ve done strength the day before, I\u2019ll do cardio, with a 15 minute run, 15 minutes on the elliptical machine and five minutes on the rower\u2026 I\u2019ll use the dumbbells and I\u2019ll do a lot of free bodyweight workouts \u2013 push ups, sit ups, lunges, dips, pull ups, those sorts of things. I don\u2019t need much, I prefer free bodyweight workouts.<\/p>\n

Would you go for a run in a new city or stick to the hotel gym?<\/h2>\n

If it\u2019s safe enough, for sure! When I\u2019m somewhere like New York, where you\u2019ve got Central Park right there, I\u2019ll go for a jog. I will stay in the hotel if the facilities are good enough, definitely if there\u2019s a good spa!<\/p>\n

So what about treats? Would you try\u00a0a freakshake?<\/h2>\n

We would certainly go and do that! It wouldn\u2019t be something we did everyday, but if we were there for five days, we\u2019d go midweek, and soak up every moment then get back to being healthy when we get back to the hotel.
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What are your tips for beating jet lag?<\/h2>\n

Hydration! Even if it\u2019s just Sydney to Melbourne, I\u2019ll take a full bottle of water on the plane. And one when I get off. And I switch to the time zone straight away. I\u2019ll try to stay up until the evening.<\/p>\n

Do you take any supplements with you?<\/h2>\n
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  1. Magnesium<\/li>\n
  2. Spirulina<\/li>\n
  3. A multivitamin \u2013 you\u2019re travelling so you\u2019re not always going to get adequate nutrition from what you\u2019re eating.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    When you get to a new place, how do you find healthy places to eat?<\/h2>\n

    Straightaway I\u2019m on the hunt. I try to research a place before I arrive, and I like to check out menus online\u2026 I try to pack as many snacks as I can for travel \u2013 dried nuts, healthy bars I\u2019ve made myself, rice cakes.<\/p>\n

    Tell us about your new gig as a Westin Well-Being Brand Advocate?<\/h2>\n

    Health and wellness is my absolute world. I strongly believe in taking a holistic approach to health and wellness and I think Westin have the same alignment. It\u2019s not just about eating the right food, or getting out there and exercising, it\u2019s everything. It\u2019s sleeping well, playing well, eating well, all of it is a part of making us feel amazing. Now you can do that at Westin Hotels. I\u2019ll even be leading a Westin Wellness Weekend in Melbourne<\/a> this April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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