Travelling for business can be stressful. Not only is travelling exhausting, especially if you are faced with jet lag from suddenly arriving in time zone to which you are unaccustomed, but the lack of access to your regular haunts can be hard too: no gym to pop in and work out, no familiar sauna to ease tight muscles and release toxins, no spa for a massage, no familiarity with local parks and tracks for jogging or cycling… But this doesn’t have to be the case. While no one can give you familiarity with unknown places, there is no reason that you cannot enjoy your usual work out and pampering treatments while you are in London on business. Let’s take a closer look. 

A Place of Your Own 

The first thing you need is to have a place of your: a home away from home where you can close the door, shutting the world out and just be yourself. For some, hotels work well, but for others they are not ideal. And for these people, very often, short term rental apartments in London can be the perfect solution, offering – if needed – all the mods-cons of a luxurious hotel room, but the privacy and space of a private flat. Once you have a home base, you can very quickly set out to explore the rest of London and find gyms, a spa, and all the other services that make life that much more comfortable. 

Spas and Beauty Treatments 

Massages, facials, even manicures and pedicures are increasingly being accepted as necessity for people who otherwise live life at one hundred and ten percent speed: burnout is now recognised as a diagnosable medical condition, and taking time for self care once a week or so is a known treatment for the condition which can otherwise become extremely debilitating, and can even end promising careers. London is packed with spas and gyms (often in the same space) where you can purchase a temporary membership before you arrive in London, enabling you to hit the ground running, and work out all the knots in your muscles from your voyage, or get a spa treatment no matter if it was local or if you are from further afield. 

Workout 

Many serviced apartments come with concierges or managers – much like large, luxury hotels – who can help you find a high quality drop-in gym if that is how you prefer to work out, or who can point out the best routes for jogging or cycling. They can even help you to source a bicycle to hire for the duration of your visit. In this way, you can safely and confidently fill any gaps in your knowledge and enjoy the same quality of life that you enjoy at home without compromising your needs or your comfort. 

Self care should be a vital part of your routine, and this should not change merely because you are chasing a big deal or persuading a new customer to sign on with your services. And now you know that, in London at least, you never have to compromise your health or well-being for any reason.

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