Essential Takeaways
• Taking vacation and time to unplug is an important part of our health.
• As we age (even post-college), it’s important we support our nutrients needs, even when we’re indulging in sandy beaches and the breeze of doing nothing at all (or everything at once).
• While we’re pro-vacation-indulgence, sticking with a multivitamin, consistent protein intake, and other wellness essentials will help you stay on track with your Rituals, and you’ll return home feeling accomplished sticking to your habits even while vacationing. (Even if you subsisted on tacos and margs for a week.)*
Passport, wallet, multivitamin? Yep, we said it — maintaining our health and physical wellbeing is our new travel essential, whether for a long-weekend road trip or a multi-week international vacation. Arguably just as important as remembering to pack our passport.*
Why Our Health and Well-being Are Our New Travel Necessities
In many ways, traveling is a key component of our health. We get the mental and emotional benefits of experiencing new cultures, reconnecting with important people in our lives, and putting our hard-earned Duolingo streak to the test. It’s also an opportunity to treat yourself and indulge — in special foods, or maybe a spicy marg by the ocean. But the flip side of travel is a lack of routine, making the things we normally do to stay healthy (movement, stretching, eating balanced meals, for example) a little more difficult.
Check out our list of the 6 travel essentials you need to pack on your next trip. These must-have travel items can help keep you stay on track while you’re traveling, so you can focus on enjoying once-in-a-lifetime experiences — and help you return home with a ready-for-what’s-next vibe.