There are a few Sansone workouts. The basic Walk Fit is all walking to a beat with speed ups and downs, side steps, front and back steps, knee lift steps, etc., but there are also more advanced workouts that do more movements, including one that's targetted to abdominals. These are designed to be able to do anywhere, so the most you'll need to do is shift a coffee table. The Bollywood workouts have more variety of movement. They need more space, but not a ton. It just occurred to me that if you're travelling, rather than just sunning, you might not want to do anything too new and intense, because that's that many microtears in muscles to be sore. That's a reason that the Sansone might be a good idea. It's more whole body. OTOH, will you be walking a lot anyway? Or have access to a pool? If you're going somewhere warm, an aquacize class might be a fun way to get a workout and meet some new people. Or a snowshoe trek if you're going to the mountains. If you want to continue your Wii games, you can video yourselves doing it, and use that as a reminder video while you're away. It should work, since you're familiar with your routine.

I'm so glad for you.! Weight loss is a thing and keeping it off is even more of a thing. I practice intermittent fasting as well. I don't eat anything between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on work days. On days off I generally start eating at around 11:30 am or there abouts. I don't lose weight but I don't gain weight despite the fact that I eat a ton during eating time. Unfortunately my hypoglycemia goes nuts if I don't eat a certain number of calories in the day. It makes it very very hard to lose weight though. Everybody including me is still surprised that I was able to do it to get to the weight I am now. I just sincerely wish I could figure out how to lose the rest. Even though I worked many many hours I did not lose weight. I could not cut back on the calories or I would get dizzy and black spots before my eyes. Luckily though I haven't fainted in years. I always have a can of sardines in the car and as I force myself to eat those the dizzy spells go away quickly.

I have always gravitated to healthier foods -- I prefer whole grain breads, etc, love veggies and with a few exceptions prefer lighter meals. I didn't grow up eating desserts and don't have much of a sweet tooth (though it is growing stronger as I age). I find it takes much less to satisfy my hunger these days but I have been challenged by idle snacking ... and I have a weakness for salty/crunchy snacks. I have and have always had a very sluggish metabolism so I need to be conscious of that -- I always lose and maintain weight better when more active. I was an athlete when younger-- not a star athlete but a consistent all-year athlete. In some ways that is helpful because I know how to exercise, lift weights, etc and I enjoy a lot of activities. It plays against me also because in my mind I can still jump into a pool and swim miles ... but in reality, I cannot. The thing working most against me is my vision which has declined greatly in the past 10 year. I have had two surgeries which helped up didn't resolve the issues. I have blurry double vision and no depth perception--which makes me feel unsteady and disoriented especially with outdoor activities. I am slowly working through this and trying to find locations/activities that I can do safely-- but this makes it a chore. I should enjoy them more but even walking can make me anxious-- especially on uneven ground or pavement. I thought the treadmill would be good but it really isn't .. I get slight vertigo and visually disoriented. I am thinking swimming may be the key but I don't have easy access to a pool. (Sister has a pool but it's not really a lap pool ... and I am not keen to exercise in front of her whole family lol). @Sueb20 thanks for the reminder of the benefits of getting up each hour! It is especially good for me as I have a clotting disorder and sitting for large periods of time add to my risk ... but I am SO good at sitting for long periods of time lol! Work, reading, whatever. Bluetooth headphones make it very easy to get up and walk around while in a meeting (as long as I am not leading it). I was also taking short breaks to jump rope (a great exercise!) but I let that slip. I need to return to it-- now that it is getting a little warmer, I can slip outside for 15 min at various intervals in the day! I am more inclined to be healthy and active when I enjoy it ... doing it because I "need to" isn't much of a motivator. I need to adjust that thinking because it's not going to get easier as I move into my 60s and 70s.

kudos to .you for fighting that drug addiction! I am of the boomer generation and I dont even know anyone who smokes anymore. It has become so rare. All of hubs family used to smoke and it was very hard to visit. None of them do now. I quit when I was a young pregnant mother for the first time and never looked back. It is almost unimaginable that we used to smoke on planes!!! Horrors!!