Updated: Apr 7
March 7, 2023 | Aria Ma
Got an hour or two to spare before your flight starts boarding? Fit in an easy and short workout at ROAM Fitness! Here’s a short workout that’ll burn some calories and build strength for your whole body. These compound and isolated exercises will help you work out core muscles helpful for everyday ventures or just staying fit!
Here are some terms you’ll see in this post that you may not be familiar with:
[#] x [x] - # of Sets x # of Reps each Set - group of repetitions
Rep - repetitions of the movement
Rest - amount of time you stop exercise in between sets
Program Outline
STRETCH UPPER BODY
4x10 Bench Dumbbell Press (60 seconds rest)
3x12 Hammer Curl (60 seconds rest)
3x10 Dumbbell Bicep Curl (30 seconds rest)
5 minute Row
STRETCH LOWER BODY
3x8 Dumbbell Goblet Squat (60 seconds rest)
3x12 Forward Lunge (60 seconds rest)
4x12 Romanian Deadlift (60 seconds rest)
8 - 10 minute Treadmill (3x speed @ 110% incline)
Upper Body
It’s always important to remember to stretch before you workout! Especially if you haven’t worked out in a while or done some of the exercises before. This is important in order to get your blood moving, relax the muscles that will be used, and decrease risk of injury during- and post-workout. Here are some stretches that can help jump-start your blood flow!
We’ll start the short workout for the upper body doing dumbbell bench presses. Lay on the bench with your back arched and shoulders dug into the bench. Take a set of dumbbells and with your palms facing each other, bring them down to your chest. Be sure to set a timer for 60 seconds rest in between each set. This circuit increases your muscle endurance and growth. The dumbbell bench press works your shoulders, triceps, forearms, lats, pecs, traps, rhomboids, and pretty much every other muscle in your upper body.
Source: Tactical Training & Conditioning
Do the same with hammer curls using dumbbells by holding them vertically up with your palms facing each other, your arms glued to the side of your abdomen, and squeezing your bicep and bending your elbows where your lower arms touch your upper arms. The dumbbells will finish close to your shoulders without actually touching the shoulders. Pause for a few seconds at the top of the movement, and bring them back down.
Source: Steel Supplements
It’s the same movement with the bicep curls. Instead, your palms will face up and you bend your elbows into your body.
Source: Better Body Academy
Finish the upper body short workout circuit with a quick 5 minute row. Make sure your feet are planted snuggly, and you are rowing with your back and not your arms. Engage your core and repeat the movement of pushing your chest out by engaging your back.
Lower Body
Just like with your upper body, be sure to stretch your lower body too! Here are some good stretches to help get you started.
For the goblet squat, take one dumbbell and hold it by the head with your palms facing up. Stand with your feet angled slightly out at shoulder length, engage your core, and be sure to squat down past your knee. If this is too difficult, you can do this movement on a bench! This exercise will help work your quads and your glutes.
Source: HEVY
Moving onto the forward lunge, you can choose to take one or two dumbbells at your side. Plant the left foot in front of you while your right knee is behind you. Stand up with the left leg that is in front of you, and step back again until you kneel on the ground with your right knee, resetting the exercise. Do the same with your right foot after you’ve finished the sets for your left leg.
Source: Better Body Academy
The Romanian deadlift is helpful working your glutes and hamstrings. Take two dumbbells and hold them with your palms facing down, bend your knees while keeping your back straight, and push your butt out. Your lower back should not be engaging in any of the weight.
Source: Steel Supplements
Finish your lower body short workout with an 8 - 10 minute treadmill walk at 3x speed and 110% incline. Cardio should always be programmed last after weight training will allow you to use your glycogen stores (fat & energy storage!) more efficiently, aiding in weight loss and muscle endurance!
That’s a Wrap!
Be sure to keep an eye on the screen with upcoming flights in the main workout area. Day pass members are able to reserve the shower for 15 minutes pre- or post-workout. This short workout will have you feeling rejuvenated and energized. Once you’re done sweating it out, take a quick shower, freshen up, and hop out feeling better than you came in!
For more information on purchasing a day pass for your next visit to our locations, visit our website here.
The end of the year is always puts us in a generous and reflective mood. This year, we thought about the products that have made the biggest difference in our hectic lives at the airport, in hotel rooms and airbnbs, on friends' couches, and in the meetings galore we find ourselves in. Everything is rounded up for you in this holiday gift guide.
Keep scrolling to shop our gifts of choice for the frequent fliers and fitness enthusiasts on your list. None of the items in our guide are sponsored nor are they affiliate links, we only want to share our tried-and-true favorites with you as well as a few new products that we're excited to try out on our upcoming trips. An added bonus to this guide is that everything here is under $100, except for the jewelry case which is $115.
Tag us on Instagram, @roam_fitness, and let us know what you think! We hope these curated collections will lead you to the perfect gift. If you want to share the guide to drop a few hints this year here is a PDF with everything linked to amazon or the original vendor.
Gifts for the Frequent Flier
1. Airfly, Twelve South
2. Reusable bag, Baggu
3. Phone lens, XENVO
4. Compression socks, Comrad
5. Packing cubes, Eagle Creek
6. iPad screen extender, Luna
7. Silicone travel bottles, Humangear
8. Luggage tag charms, Jet Set Candy
9. Jewelry case, Cuyana
10. 4-Pack of charging cables, Widirong
11. Power bank with Qi charging abilities, Anker
12. International travel wallet, Bellroy
13. Lounge access, Priority Pass
14. Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check, US Customs and Border Control
15. Travel adapter, Flight 001
Gifts for the Fitness Enthusiast
1. Subscription to their favorite fitness streaming service, Barre3 shown here
2. Jump rope, P2 Sports Double Under
3. One-pound wrist weights, Bala Bangles
4. Four-ounce travel foam roller, OPTP
5. Day passes or a membership to an airport gym with showers, ROAM Fitness
6. Resistance bands, Gymbandit
7. Access to boutique fitness studios, ClassPass
8. Align pants, lululemon
9. Superlite travel yoga mat, Manduka
10. T.H.E. Short, lululemon
11. Bluetooth sport headphones, Jaybird X3
For close to 10 months, ROAM Fitness has brought new excitement and innovation to the traditional airport terminal experience … and we’re very excited to announce a brand-new partnership with an equally innovative and customer-centric travel brand, Southern Airways Express. Starting December 4, 2017 all Southern Airways passengers with a valid boarding pass traveling through Baltimore-Washington International Airport can take advantage of exclusive perks to use ROAM’s workout and wellness facilities in BWI’s D/E Connector.
Southern Airways Express is a premier regional airline with two areas of service – the Gulf Region and Mid-Atlantic Region, with their hub at BWI Airport’s D Terminal. With close to nine flights per day to destinations including Hagerstown, Lancaster, Harrisburg, and Morgantown, Southern prides itself on utmost convenience connecting passengers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and giving them access to hundreds of daily flights departing from BWI. Southern passengers are accustomed to personalized service and access to amenities that include a workspace lounge and complimentary Wi-Fi at BWI airport. Now, they will also be able to access the premium airport gym and wellness club at exclusive rates by simply showing their Southern Airways boarding pass to ROAM's front desk staff. The discounted rates include:
Discounted One Day Pass for $15 (40% discount)
10 Day Passes for $50 (all passes valid until May 1, 2018)
Southern Airways passengers visiting ROAM's wellness center located behind security, next to gate D1, will have full access to the facility. Our BWI location offers Technogym cardio equipment, free weights and benches, stretching space with yoga props, and four private shower rooms. All guests are offered complimentary rental workout gear and are able to reserve one of our four private shower rooms upon checking into the facility.
You can learn more about Southern Airways Express here – http://iflysouthern.com – and check out its Mid-Atlantic flight routes below.
