There may be times when you're in the middle of your training plan for a big race, but you have to take time away from your training due to travel/vacation/other commitments.

If the time period is a week or less, there's not much to worry about. You won't lose your fitness in a week, so if you're totally unable to be active, you'll be okay. (And in fact, complete rest may mean you feel extra refreshed and really ready to nail your workouts when you're back at it!) If you CAN find ways to be active, definitely do it but don't stress about the details or duration.

One important thing to note:   DO NOT TRY TO MAKE UP WORKOUTS THAT HAVE BEEN MISSED!   We never look backward, only forward.  So if you miss workouts, just start training on the present calendar date when you return to your MōTTIV workouts -- don't try and make up workouts that were missed, you'll only dig yourself into a hole.

If you have to take time off for longer than a week, make an attempt to get as much physical activity as you can. If you're staying in hotels, use the treadmill, stationary bike, or hotel pool and do what you can. If you can match some physical activity to something in your training plan, great, but don't do anything that could push you toward injury.

If you have a lengthy layoff and find that the workouts are too challenging when you get back to your training plan, refer to the 10% Rule.

This episode of the Taren's MōTTIV Method podcast goes in depth on ideas for how to train while traveling. If you want to listen to this episode on your device, you can also find this episode on Apple Podcasts and everywhere else you find podcasts.