When you’re traveling for work, it can be hard to remember to take care of yourself, too. Staying healthy and well should be your top priority no matter how busy you get. Remember, to function at your best, you’ll need to strike the right balance between work and self-care.
With these expert tips, you’ll learn how to get down to business while also finding moments for joy and mindfulness during your travels. Read on to learn more.
Packing Tips for Business Trips
Starting your business trip on the right foot begins with staying organized by packing appropriately so that you don’t need to worry about those details later. Here’s a short list of essentials to keep on hand or in your carry-on.
Clothes
When packing for a business trip, keep in mind what clothing to bring. Typically, you’ll need business attire for work-related events and casual clothes that you'd bring with you on any kind of trip.
Professional clothing includes:
- Accessories
- Belts
- Blazer
- Blouses or dress shirts
- Cardigans
- Dress shoes
- Pants, dresses or skirts
- Suit jacket
Other clothing you’ll need for your more restful moments might include:
- Jeans
- Light jacket or sweatshirt
- Night clothes
- Running shoes
- Shorts and sweatpants
- Socks and undergarments
- T-shirts
- Workout clothing
Toiletries and Medicines
Don’t forget your toiletries. If you do forget something, they’re easy to find for sale at your hotel. Many resorts even provide some of the essentials included in your room:
- Contact lenses and solution
- Deodorant or antiperspirant
- Face wash and moisturizer
- Hair products
- Makeup, brushes and applicators
- Medications (prescription and over-the-counter)
- Razor and shaving cream/gel
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Toothbrush, toothpaste and floss
- Travel-sized wellness kits
Electronics
For business trips, it’s essential to have all the electronics you’ll need for your meetings. Be sure to include:
- Cellphone
- External hard drives or flash drives
- Headphones
- Laptop and charging cable
- Portable charger
- Portable power bank/charger
- Portable WiFI router/hotspot
- Tablet
- USB cables and adapters
Staying Healthy on the Go
Just as you would for a regular trip for leisure, you want to take all measures to stay healthy on your business trip so you can function at your very best while working on the go.as Before your trip, you can discuss your travel plans with your primary care physician.
Your doctor can help you:
- Get a prescription for medicines you may need during travel
- Talk to you about any medical equipment you should take with you
- Update your vaccinations and give any special vaccinations
We’re here to make it easy as you prepare for your health care needs while on vacation. If you need a prescription or medical equipment during your stay in Central Florida, we deliver them to your hotel or vacation home.
In case an unexpected illness or injury interrupts your fun during your trip, you can also be prepared by:
- Packing over-the-counter medications
- Bringing a copy of your insurance card
- Saving our Care Concierge phone number,
Call844-471-4325, in your phone
- Bookmarking our website, AdventHealth.com/StayHealthy, for quick access to the health care resources available to you
Preventing Sickness While Traveling
While traveling, you can take precautions such as:
- Drinking plenty of filtered or bottled water
- Preparing your own food or only eating at trusted restaurants
- Taking any medicines your doctor prescribes
- Washing your hands often or using hand sanitizer
- Wearing mosquito repellant and sunscreen
Staying Active on the Go
There’s no need to put your wellness plan on pause while you’re traveling. There are endless opportunities for healthy eating and staying active in Central Florida, even if you’re here for business. Part of living a whole life is finding the right work-life balance, and you can continue practicing what works to keep you whole while traveling for work.
You can check out your hotel’s or resort’s gym during the mornings or evenings, swim some laps in the pool and make time for a healthy breakfast to fuel your brain for the day ahead.
After the workday, you might consider one of Central Florida’s many hiking trails for a brisk walk to settle down after a long day. There are many in Kissimmee appropriate for all levels, such as Shingle Creek and Pioneer Village Trail, Steffee Homestead Trail and Kissimmee Lakefront Park Loop to name a few.
Balancing Work and Self-Care While Traveling
Remember to factor in “you time” if possible, during your business travels. While in Central Florida, we have so much to offer whether our amazing food scene, beautiful nature parks, opportunities for swimming or even a jaunt to our world-class theme parks for the day. Finding time to explore our city and surrounding area would strike the perfect work-life balance while you’re here. After you’ve worked hard, make time to have some fun, too.
Striking the Work-Life Balance for Whole Health
No matter where you travel in Central Florida for business, pleasure or both, you’re never far away from medical care through AdventHealth’s services for on-the-go medical consultations, 24/7 emergency care, urgent care, prescription and medical equipment delivery and more.
While you hope you won’t need us, we’re always here if you do for any illness or injury experienced during your travels. We can even deliver your family’s prescriptions, like antibiotics or inhalers, should the need arise. We want you to have a smooth, safe and healthy when you visit Central Florida, and to rest easy knowing that expert health care delivered with uncommon compassion is right around the corner.
Find resources for a healthy and happy vacation before you arrive and during your visit at AdventHealth.com/StayHealthy or
Call844-471-HEAL (4325).
