Travel fatigue can wreck your performance, but it doesn't have to. We've picked up three solid strategies for staying fresh and functional on long flights—from smart hydration and movement breaks to syncing your body clock with your destination timezone before you even land.
Key Takeaways
- Set your watch to your destination timezone as soon as you board and align your eating and drinking habits to that schedule—it helps prevent jet lag and keeps your body from getting confused about when to sleep
- Stay hydrated throughout the flight and focus on anti-inflammatory foods to help your legs recover from the sitting
- Get up and move regularly during the flight—stretch your legs, walk the aisles, and break up the monotony to stay comfortable and maintain circulation
- Prioritize using the toilet to get movement in (even just that walk helps) and use it as an excuse to get out of your seat
- Eat at the right times according to your new timezone, not your old one, to help your body adjust faster
Expert Quotes
"As soon as I get onto the plane we set the watch to the time zone I'm going to search on and calibrate my cue behavior around that so I'm not drinking coffee at stupid homes on the new time zone"
"Hydrate is healthy and whatever on inflammation and legs"