MY 4 BIGGEST PROBLEMS FLYING LONG HAUL FLIGHTS. AND A FEW QUICK TIPS TO COMBAT THEM.
1 Sitting and the bad posture.
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Sitting anytime is not great, but on a plane with the cramped seats lack of legroom
and the friendly tussle for the arm rest is devastating for me.
- I try to stand up walk around the cabin much as possible
also static exercises whilst seated should be adopted
stretch where possible
when sitting is necessary, sit with a straight spinal posture!
2 Jet lag.
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When struck badly with jet-lag it can affect me for days, disturbing my sleep
work and exercise!
I try to plan my landing time in the evening so I can sleep on arrival.
flying eastwards is typically worse than westwards!The cabin pressure can increase dehydration making jet-lag affect you more so.
stay hydrated, but try to avoid alcohol (even if it is free)I sometimes slightly adjust my sleep pattern a few days before flying to suit the time at the destination.
Generally the rule I find is to sleep as much as possible traveling eastwards and try
to stay awake traveling westwards, this is because We lose time flying east to west.
3 food.
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Airplane food is designed to be cheap, I remember taking a flight where not one meal on the menu was soy free
flying is a great time to practice intermittent fasting.
If food is necessary bring your own, I pack tinned sardines, protein bars, cooked beef bags of nuts nuts etc.
4 radiation and bad lighting.
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radiation exposure can start at the airport, such as; if asked to go through the body scanner.
also the lighting at the airport is very unfriendly on the eyes,.
And Flying in an airplane puts you in a higher radiation zone.
- If asked to go through the body scanner politely refuse.
- close window blinds where possible
- I wear sunglasses in the airport
- flying at night can help reduce radiation exposure.
- I try to read a book or listen to a podcast rather than watching the T.V.
Thanks for reading I hope you found these quick tips useful.
I recommend drinking gin for the first quarter of the flight and then water for the rest. Gin will help you rest, water will help you feel refreshed upon disembarkation :-)
first quater of a flight for me is like 4 hours and when i drink i drink fast!
haha
Haha, OK, perhaps I need to come up with a formula that takes this into account... I will get my maths people on that :-)
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Hello @steemit-steemit. The post is really helpful. I also agreed with you on bringing ones food along. The flight food can actually make the stomach to churn. Thanks for sharing ths helpful tips. I do enjoyed it. Cheers!
thanks for taking time to read it
Couldn't agree more with east vs west. It can be almost healthy to take west ward flights and plan that in a year flight plan.
Ear plugs/noise cancelling headphones the sound of the engine eats away a lot energy. Banking podcasts in advance and having a notepad for ideas.
Intermettend fasting happens by accident and till 16 hours not much muscle get wasted, mild starvation is better than bad food choices.
Just eating 10 raw eggs in the morning followed by a 15hour flight works well.
Picking the arrival airport with a good supermarket is key. Any decent one should have some sheep's cheese, butter, pink salt, salmon, nuts or quality German sausage's.
I would also add a tip: drink a lot of water!!
I always get dyhidratet on a long flights because of the air conditiong.
i did here
stay hydrated, but try to avoid alcohol (even if it is free)
but yes i did miss out saying to drink water in particular
Not every plan food is bad. Try emirates
my diet does not suit any airliner I have flown with.
i have flown emirates quite a lot but never noticed they have not bad food.
your body kind of becomes the microwave when in the radiation zone.
therefore i avoid eating and always use it as a time for intermittent fasting
Not every plan food is bad Try emirates..
lol