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
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