AIRPORT: Changi International Airport
EXERCISE: A refreshing splash and a few lengths is the perfect way to get the muscles working during a layover between long-haul flights.
FACILITY: Swimming pool and jacuzzi.
WHERE: At Terminal 1, near the transit hotel at the Departure Transit Lounge East, Level 3.
DETAILS: The pool and jacuzzi are actually part of the Ambassador Transit Hotel, but airport dwellers can pay S$13.91 (US$10.96) to use it. The facility is temporarily closed until February 28 for an upgrade.
AIRPORT: San Francisco International Airport
EXERCISE: Stretch away all the stress and tension inflicted by hours upon hours in a cramped economy class seat with some invigorating yoga.
FACILITY: A dedicated yoga room, which claims to have been the first of its kind in an airport.
WHERE: Terminal 2
DETAILS: There's not much to it – just a quiet, small space with some mats, a mirrored wall and a bench where you can practice your poses in peace before boarding.
AIRPORT: Dubai International Airport
EXERCISE: Use the dead transit time for something extremely productive – a full-on work out session!
FACILITY: G-Force Health Club
WHERE: Sheikh Rashid Terminal, also known as Terminal 1 (pictured)
DETAILS: The gym is equipped with resistance and cardio-vascular machines, among other things, and is available 24 hours a day.
AIRPORT: Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport
EXERCISE: Take a stroll between those periods of enforced immobility. According to the American Heart Association, walking is the simplest and single most effective form of exercise to achieve heart health – even if it is just for 30 minutes.
FACILITY: The DFW LiveWell Walking Path
WHERE: Terminal D, along the tiled DFW Art Program floor medallions (pictured) between boarding gates D6 to D40.
DETAILS: Measuring just over 1km, the path is marked with signage and distance markers. Along the route there are also two optional step courses in the form of 16-metre staircases at the two Skylink transport stations.
Alex Andersson
