Most travelers want to exercise — but don’t
Even Hotels rooms come stocked with exercise equipment.
By Aimee Heckel
Travelers have good intentions. But good intentions do not a six-pack make.
According to a new study by Room Key, a hotel booking website, 57 percent of travelers choose one hotel over another for the fitness amenities, such as a swimming pool and exercise room.
But nearly three-fourths of those guests never touch the fitness offerings after checking in.
That means we want to have the option to exercise while we’re on vacation, but most likely, we won’t.
Other interesting results from the Room Key survey:
- A fitness room ranked most important of all exercise amenities in a hotel.
- Travelers also want a hotel with outdoor activities, such as hiking or golf.
- Twenty-eight percent of travelers said they’d rather lounge on the beach or by the pool than work out on vacation.
- Only 5 percent of travelers said they go running while traveling.
Hoping to be an exception to the norm on your next vacation? Here are some of our favorite ways hotels make it easy for you to get active and fulfill your intentions.
Stay at the fitness-focused Even Hotels: These hotels make it hard not to exercise. You’ll find three workout “zones,” great equipment, huge hotel gyms, group classes and plenty of space to work out in your hotel room, too. Rooms come equipped with a variety of exercise equipment, cork flooring and a mobile exercise guide. You’ll even find healthy food options.
Request a Get Fit Kit at an Omni hotel: Guest services will bring your kit right to your room. It includes a mat, dumbbells, an exercise band, a bottle of water and a hand towel.
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