How to stay fit without leaving your hotel room

Can’t make it to the gym while you’re on the road?

Luckily, you don’t need to look any further than your hotel room to find plenty of items that can double as easy fitness props. Take a look:

Use them for light weights — bicep curls with beer! Try one to four sets of 10 to 20 curls each — but do them every two to three days, rather than each day, to avoid wearing out your muscles.

Take one, and try some stability maneuvers. First, Barry’s Bootcamp trainer Rebecca Kennedy recommends trying to balance on two feet on the center of the throw pillow for 30 seconds. Repeat three times, resting for 30 seconds between sets. If you’ve mastered that, place one foot in the pillow’s center, raise the other foot and conduct the same exercise. Then try the other foot. Perform the 30-second balancing acts on each foot three times, resting for 30 seconds between sets.

Wedge your feet under the sofa to assist with abs exercises. Try to complete three sets of five slow, controlled crunches. Before adding more, try the workout again, this time with your feet on the ground.

It can double as a barre for core-strengthening ballet moves. Position your feet in a V-shape — aka first position in ballet — and bend your knees into a plié, lightly holding onto the desk chair for support. Do 20 reps. Spread your legs apart with your feet perpendicular to your body (second position). Bend into a plié; your knees should end at right angles over your toes. Do 20 reps. Be careful, beginners — don’t stick out your butt! Imagine gliding down a wall. Just make sure that desk chair doesn’t roll away!