Healthy On The Road :: 5 Reasons To Go Summer Hiking

[trip style = active & adventure]

{Editor's Note: In case you didn't catch Monday's in-flight announcement, we're changing our flight schedule to Monday, Wednesday and Friday departures. Otherwise, feel free to peruse our newly-minted Tumblr Editor's Ledger.}

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs {The renowned American Naturalist}

Hiking is definitely one of my favorite summer workouts. Away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, you can breathe deeply and clear your mind, while burning some serious calories! And as an added bonus: paying attention to the changing terrain and natural beauty makes your workout fly by. Here are just some of the benefits of this incredible mind-body-soul activity:

1/ Hiking exercises almost every part of your body From head to toe, most muscles are getting a move-on, putting you into full-body workout mode. For additional upper body benefits, try using Nordic walking poles. I recommend the 3-section Adventure Series pole from Urban Poling. The unique handle design engages your core with every push-off. When collapsed, they fit easily into luggage.

2/ Joint-friendly Your hips, back and knees will thank you for doing this lower-impact activity. If you’re a runner, try incorporating a hike at least once a week for cross-training.

3/ Weight loss More muscles used means more calories burned. Cha-ching!

4/ Social Hike with pals, and refrain from pulling a Survivor Man going at it alone. I love hiking with my girlfriends, there's something about the great outdoors that gets great conversations going!

5/ Sightseeing Hiking is an excellent way to get up close and personal with your destination's true colors. Research ahead to match the best trails to your ability, or talk to your hotel's concierge or visitor center when you arrive.

Hiking safety tips

• Hike with a friend or let someone know where you are going {if you are away traveling, tell the hotel concierge}.
• Always head out prepared for changes in weather {if I’m not wearing layers, I make sure I have a long sleeve shirt in my pack}.
• Carry a day pack with water. Personally, I love my Gregory Daypack from Mountain Equipment Co-op. I always have it with me when I hit the trails, and its fold-flat size makes it easy to throw into my luggage.
• Bring some nourishment like a banana or a granola bar, as well as a small first aid kit and cell phone.

{When she’s not training clients or being trained by her dog Zuzu, Leah writes Healthy on the Road, published the first Wednesday of every month.}

More Healthy On the Road Back At It The AM Workout Four Travel Immune Boosters Give The Pool A Chance – A Workout In The Water The 20-min Exercise Itinerary Healthy DIY Plane Snacks Hotel Room Exercises {You can do in your underwear}

[photos taken while hiking in Scottsdale]

Shop Talk :: What's Up With TS

A Trip Styler In-flight Service Announcement, If you've been a faithful friend of TS since we first launched in December of 2009, you know it's rare that we'd take up a post {and most importantly, your time} to talk TS biz unless it's really important. This is one of those times.

As Trip Styler maintains your good graces and "beach read" status in your day-to-day life, we don't want to end up like most airlines: reducing your in-flight experience to a small package of weird crunchy bits and a single cup of water. We want to continue to be your fresh-out-of-the-hangar Boeing Dreamliner, transporting you to close-by and far-off lands, in style.

In order to be the Dreamliner in your life, our flight schedule will shift to Monday, Wednesday and Friday departures. No crunchy bits here, at TS we'll stock our cart with champagne, strawberries and the trip styled goodies you've come to expect as your in-flight nourishment and entertainment.

Air traffic control has promised clear skies. So join us, Pan Am-style, on the second leg of our adventure. Grab your aviators, it's always sunny at 37,000ft.

Cheers, Trish, Heather, Leah, Lauren, Nicole and Keryn

PS - I almost forgot to mention that I've started a Trip Styler Editor's Ledger on Tumblr {aka - my travel stream of consciousness: tidbits, inspiration, fashion, press mentions and articles from the other publications to which I contribute}.

Fashion Friday :: Oh Mr. Sun

{Fashion Friday posts are published on the last Friday of every month by fashion blogger Heather.}

Did you hear the news? After 10 seasons, CSI Miami has been cancelled. Which means no more Horatio Caine famously taking off his sunglasses and delivering crime-fighting one-liners. This post isn't about CSI or Miami, but it is about sunglasses---the accessory/travel necessity where fashion truly meets function.

The aviator will always be in style, and so will the classic wayfarer, which made a huge comeback in the past few years and remains the highest-selling style in history. But sunglasses are also about trends, such as the oversized face-covering Olsen twins-style shades that once graced the face of every girl you know. More recently, the style du jour---for men and women---has shifted to round, flat top and cat eye shapes, as well as a wider color palette beyond black and tortoise.

Trip Styler tip: Whip out your zinc! The recent popularity of neon 90s neoprene zip-up swimsuits has signaled the comeback of the sunglasses cord!

Now What To Buy?
Men (clockwise from far left) Quay Eyewear flatbrow sunglasses, Retrosuperfuture wayfarer sunglasses, None the Wiser round sunglasses, Marc By Marc Jacobs aviator sunglasses, Warby Parker griffin sunglasses, Le Specs digital nomad round sunglasses

Women (clockwise from far right) Asos keyhole sunglasses, Asos metal top keyhole round sunglasses, Asos metal half frame cat eye sunglasses, Asos flat top round sunglasses, Asos mix frame cat eye sunglasses, Xhilaration round blue sunglasses, Xhilaration pink wayfarer sunglasses, Warby Parker x Suno wendel sunglasses, Asos rose gold aviator sunglasses, Karen Walker harvest sunglasses

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[img by @heatherlovesit]