Confession: Travel Ruined My Health

Okay so I get this question A LOT.

“How do you stay fit while traveling?? How does your health not just… fall apart??”

And I’m going to be really honest with you.

It’s not easy. It took me YEARS to figure this out.

And if you’re struggling with it too, that’s not a willpower problem. That’s a structure problem. The goals are fine. The systems around them aren’t. 😌

But first….a real moment. 👇🏽

The trip that made me wake up.

There was a point where I was sick EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH.

Exhausted. Catching every flu going around. And I kept blaming the travel…the jet lag, the street food, the constant moving around.

But honestly? It was me. I had zero routine around my health and I was paying for it.

I’d have to skip hikes because I had NO energy. Miss activities because my body just couldn’t keep up. And that’s when it hit me!!!

You can’t travel hard if you’re not taking care of your body. That’s just the TRUTH. 🏔️

So I started building some structure. And everything changed.

First, the one thing that changed my mindset.

💡 “Stop treating every trip like a break from being healthy.”

When you travel five days a year…sure, eat everything, no guilt at all.

But when travel IS your life? You can’t treat every trip like a cheat week. That’s just your life with no structure 😂

Wherever I am is my normal life now. So I build routines around it.

🥤 THE PROTEIN POWDER TRICK

I carry it everywhere. Before a big food day, I have a shake first. It fills me up, so I’m not eating everything in sight just because it smells amazing - which in Southeast Asia is a VERY real problem 😭

🗺️ FIND THE GYM BEFORE YOU BOOK YOUR AIRBNB

Not after. BEFORE.

Open Google Maps. Find a gym you like. Find one or two healthy eating spots nearby. THEN look for a place to stay around that area. Your gym = your landmark.

If your gym is far away, you’re not going. Just be honest with yourself 😛

🥊 TRY LOCAL WORKOUT CLASSES

Thailand → Muay Thai. Colombia → Salsa. Kerala → Kalaripayattu.

Some of my favourite travel memories have come from doing such activities! It’s a great way to understand the culture and LEARN a new skill!! Genuinely can’t beat it.

🏃🏽‍♀️ WHEN NOTHING WORKS … JUST RUN

You always have your legs and your shoes. That’s all you really need.

Early morning runs are one of my favourite ways to see a new city. Nobody’s awake yet, it’s quiet, and you find spots you’d never find otherwise. I’m obsessed 🌅

📅 PLAN ACTIVE DAYS AROUND BIG FOOD DAYS

Big food tour on Wednesday? Don’t plan another heavy eating day Thursday. Plan a hike, a bike ride, a long walk, anything that gets you moving.

A little movement every day beats one random gym session a week. Always.

The accountability HACK that actually worked for me. 👯‍♀️

I have a Whatsapp group with 5 friends who are also committed to staying healthy!

Our rule: if anyone moves their body less than five days out of seven…they buy everyone lunch hehe.

Sounds small. But it’s painful enough to actually work 😂

Find YOUR version of this.

And look, I’m not perfect at this either. There are still trips where I slip up, eat everything in sight and don’t move for days 😂 But the difference now is I have something to come back to. A structure that pulls me back.

Yes. ALL the time, if I’m being real 😅 The hardest part is the GUILT.

You’re in a beautiful place and still feel empty. Then you feel bad for feeling that way. What helps is giving yourself permission to just LIVE ❤️ No filming plan. No pressure. A hike 🥾 A good book 📖 A game of padel 🎾 just for fun.

Last year I went to London for a week and filmed almost nothing. No content. No value to deliver. Just me spending time with my best friend. That gave me more energy than any “reset routine.”

We all need moments like that. REAL life, not just creator life ✨

This week I did a sauna + ice bath meditation and it was SO cool 😮‍💨 We sat in the sauna with beautiful meditative music, did breathwork, then jumped into the ice bath. Honestly, growing up in India we don’t get much sauna culture, but I’m OBSESSED with how calm it makes you feel and how AMAZING you sleep after. Highly recommend trying it if you’re in Europe or if visiting Cape Town, go to
SAUNA HAUS 🔥🧊

That’s all from me this week!

See you next Wednesday, same place, something new to UNPACK 👋🏽