Eight Healthiest Travel Apps For Happy Trips

Lyft, Uber, airline carrier, Airbnb, a translation app if voyaging over seas… these bare necessity travel apps. Once you’ve got those bases covered, the below apps will keep you feeling healthy, happy, pampered and well fed throughout any trip.

ClassPass - Unlimited indie fitness studio access

If you’re a member at home, your Equinox GM can ring up the GM where you’re headed and request to put you on the list. If you’re either not an Equinox member or would rather check out indie fitness studios, check to see if your destination is a ClassPass city. $100 for a month gets you unlimited classes at a number of cool, local studios.

Living Social - Rub that jetlag out at a steal

Wanting to be spendy on dining hotspots, indulge in a little shopping and get a taste of local pampering? Living Social is a go-to for booking nearly any spa service in case of mani-emergencies, tight shoulders from long haul in economy, or just because you’re on vacation and deserve it. Great deals, reviews to tell you who’s a winner and who’s a pass and geo-info so you can make sure they’re close enough to the hotel.

Style Seat - Get styled by local cool kids

Similar to Living Social in what it solves for the beauty-focused traveler, Style Seat features a few cooler spots than Living Social vendors - but the hipper vibe means these spas and salons are in no need of knocking off a few bucks.

EatWith - Eat, drink, turn strangers into friends

Restaurants are fun and fabulous and checking out the scene of a new locale is always a highlight of a new trip. But what if you want to connect with real locals, dig into food as authentic as sitting in someone’s own home, bring a bottle of wine from home and share with new friends? EatWith is like OpenTable for home cooks’ actual homes. Pick a cuisine, date and byo!

Nutrimatix - Like an extra posh Emergen-C

Download this one before you pack your bag for personalized, individualized vitamins/supplements. Like Emergen-C and your multivitamin got together and made high quality, filler-free, orange-tasting vitamin babies.  Answer a questionnaire on dietary restrictions, what your workouts are like and how much of the day you’re attached to a desk - and Nutrimatix will whip up one month’s worth of bespoke supps. Just toss enough of the individual packets to last your trip into a ziploc and you’re set.

FitStar - No excuses hotel workouts

If your on-the-road, in-room workout program could use a little inspiration, FitStar offers both a personal training app and a yoga app. Classes are led by athletes and fitness celebs, including Tara Stiles (!), and can be tailored to any level - from beginner to machine. There is a free version for access to one workout per week, and a paid version for unlimited access to personalized sessions and ‘Freestyle’ sessions for either $7.99 per month or $39.99 for a year.

Calm - Meditation app

If either you’re waiting for a last minute deal on hotels, or freaking out about maybe having to cancel a non-refundable vacation to accommodate a work trip - Roomer’s peer-to-peer hotel marketplace is an awesome little hotel booking secret. Score last minute deals on amazing rooms while at the same time helping out a fellow traveler; or post your room to Roomer if instead of a ladies weekend in Miami you now have to do trade show duty in Orlando.  

Vivino - Find the right local wine

In a new place and want to order something delicious and local but don’t know where to start? Or just want to make sure you’re not paying an arm and a leg over retail price for whichever local tipple this ends up being? Vivino’s wine list scanner can scan in near any wine list and provide crowdsourced reviews from over ten million users (so you need not default to second cheapest wine), and average price (so you know the real value of your buzz).

The best airport smoothies to power your flight

Finding nutrients at an airport can be like trying to find this season’s latest at Nordstrom Rack. HARD. So we asked Jamba Juice’s Healthy Living Council ambassador Tara Gidus, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN what are her go-to smoothies when she’s traveling between Jamba’s homebase in Oakland, California and her own home of Orlando, Florida (she’s the team dietician to the Orlando Magic).  

Go-to in-transit smoothie?

I typically travel once a month for a few days each time. My favorite is the Apple ’n Greens Fruit and Veggie Smoothie made with apple-strawberry juice, bananas, kale, mangos and peaches.

How can travelers get a complete meal out of a smoothie?

I love an all-fruit or Jamba Fruit and Veggie Smoothie with added soy protein. You can also add chia seeds for extra fiber, omega-3s and a little bit more protein. The Amazing Greens whole food nutrition smoothie is also outstanding. It has pumpkin seeds, lemon, banana, greens, and the blend of flavors is amazing! Nutritionally, it has 11 g protein and 5 g of fiber. The protein and the fiber help to delay how quickly blood sugar will rise in response to taking in the sugar from fruit.
 

But what if an airport is Jamba Juice-less?

I always recommend getting a combination of fruits,veggies and protein. Look for a salad with a protein, or a sandwich on whole grain with fruit on the side or veggie, or a bean-based soup.

WHAT ABOUT EATING IN FLIGHT?

I always have almonds or pistachios on me to eat in-flight. I usually also have a variety of bars and try to bring fresh fruit, depending on where I am originating (if from home I can bring fruit, not always available if coming from hotel, etc). On long flights, I will bring a sandwich or something more substantial from home. I also make sure I have a nice meal before heading out, either at home or the hotel, or once I get to the airport if it's going to be a long flight.

Anything new that we should keep an eye out for on our next airport Jamba run?

Jamba has a history of improved, better-for-you products such as the new Make-It-Light smoothies.Their whole food nutrition smoothie line, too, is made with whole food ingredients like kale, carrots and chia seeds.

Any vegans on the Healthy Living Council?

Venus Williams, tennis star and Grand Slam champion, Jamba Juice franchise owner and member of Jamba’s Healthy Living Council – follows a vegan diet. Her favorite smoothie is the Kale Orange Power freshly squeezed juice.

Tara is the co-host of Emotional Mojo, a national television show, and regularly appears as the “Diet Diva” on the national morning television show The Daily Buzz and author of her latest book Flat Belly Cookbook for Dummies. She currently serves as the team dietitian for the Orlando Magic NBA team, nutrition consultant to University of Central Florida Athletic Department, and the official nutritionist for runDisney. Previously, Tara served as the National Media Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Twitter: @DietDivaTara

Tara’s Healthy Living Mantra: “In discomfort we grow – push your limits, seek your passion, and fill your life with what you love