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* Wash hands frequently! | * Wash hands frequently! | ||
* Carry and use hand-sanitizer wipes. A bottle of hand-sanitizer gel takes up room in your liquids bag. | * Carry and use hand-sanitizer wipes. (A bottle of hand-sanitizer gel takes up room in your liquids bag.) Sanitize your hands in-flight before you eat or drink, and after washing your hands in the lavatory (on-board water, again). | ||
* Set the fan above your seat on the plane to low or medium, and position it to blow into your lap, just in front of your face. This will help knock airborne pathogens out of the air, so you'll be less likely to breathe them in. ([http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/07/14/319194689/pathogens-on-a-plane-how-to-stay-healthy-in-flight?ft=1 (NPR) Pathogens on a plane: how to stay healthy in flight]) | |||
* Keep your exercise routine as much as possible. Exercise burns calories, relieves stress, and helps reset your body clock, if you're in a different time zone. | * Keep your exercise routine as much as possible. Exercise burns calories, relieves stress, and helps reset your body clock, if you're in a different time zone. | ||
** Pick a hotel that has a fitness center. If you must use a hotel that doesn't have one (or you need specific equipment, like a stationary bike) call and ask; they may have an arrangement with a nearby gym. | ** Pick a hotel that has a fitness center. If you must use a hotel that doesn't have one (or you need specific equipment, like a stationary bike) call and ask; they may have an arrangement with a nearby gym. | ||