把这7个健康习惯带进你的夏日自驾游吧

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You've spent the past couple of years staying fit and healthy despite the unusual circumstances of mostly staying home.

Now you're packing the car for a well-deserved summer road trip, 到处都是快餐, convenience stores and hours of sitting around with unhealthy snacks within arm's reach.

你能保持这样的好成绩吗? 专家说，如果你有计划，你可以做到.

"The idea is to keep to one's routine and healthy habits as much as possible on the road, 就像你在家做的一样," said Dr. 伊恩Neeland, a preventive cardiologist and associate professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland.

预防心脏病专家. Puja Mehta对此表示赞同.

“一切都在计划之中,梅赫塔说, associate professor in the Emory Women's Heart Center at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. "It can be a lot of fun and relieve a lot of stress along the way."

So while you're checking your budget and consulting maps and travel guides, 以下是一些需要考虑的健康因素.

保持水分，但要明智. "Travel with water bottles and a cooler" rather than stopping for sodas, 梅塔说.

建立休息线上电子游戏飞禽走兽. 当你在车里一坐就是几个小时, 血液不能很好地输送到全身, Neeland说. “每隔两三个小时停下来是个好主意, just to get up and stretch and walk around and get the blood flowing."

这一点尤其正确, he said, 对于有血栓风险的人来说, 包括吸烟的人, 怀孕, 服用避孕药, 或者有肥胖等情况, 心房颤动或糖尿病. Clots can travel to the brain, heart and elsewhere, causing a stroke, heart attack or other damage.

That same advice holds for people with orthopedic problems, 梅塔说. "If you're sitting for hours, it's not good for your back," she said. "And if you know you have back pain, bring the back support you need."

阳光不只是照在海滩上. 梅赫塔说:“爆炸穿过了车窗。. “开车时别忘了涂防晒霜和戴太阳镜."

尼兰说:“你的胳膊和脸可能会被晒伤。. "It's also important to protect your eyes from too much UV exposure."

你的药呢?? 仅仅记住打包是不够的. A trip disrupts daily schedules, so "don't forget to take them at the right times," Neeland说.

梅塔建议，不要把它们藏在后备箱里. “很多药物对温度敏感，”她说. "If you leave them in a hot car, that's probably not a good idea. 它们可能会失去效力."

Keeping them in the passenger compartment keeps them cool – and accessible.

"People have told me, 'I had the pills, but they were in the suitcase,'" 梅塔说. "If you have angina (chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart), 你可能需要硝酸甘油. 但如果你不能使用它，它对你没有任何好处."

身体状况不允许呆在家里. “如果你真的发展了 symptoms or issues, 不要说出来很重要, 'I'll wait till we get to wherever we're going to check it out,’”尼兰说. "If it's serious, it's important to get it checked out right away. 靠边停车，呼叫帮助或找到最近的急诊室."

健康和安全齐头并进. 在路上不要犯困. 尼兰说，换司机，晚上靠边停车.

Preserve a 晚安 每晚至少睡7个小时. 孩子们需要更多取决于他们的年龄.

在手机地图上搜索杂货店. Those fast-food emporiums and gas station convenience stores may be right at the highway exit, 但它们可能充满了不健康的诱惑.

“有很多薯片、饼干和糖果，”尼兰说. "It's pretty difficult to find fresh fruit or 蔬菜 at a convenience store."

就像在家里一样, 梅塔说, grocery stores balance those temptations with healthy options: fruits, 蔬菜, 每个人都有坚果和一些东西.

"When you're traveling with a family, everybody has a different choice," she said. "At a grocery store, at least you can try to pick the healthier choices."

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