A long journey has already been planned, plane tickets have been bought, a hotel room has been booked and a suitcase has been packed. It seems that everything is ready for an unforgettable vacation. But you still need to prepare one thing… To learn how to quickly recover after a tiring flight. No worries, we have alredy summed up best ways to restore your strength!
#1. Go for a massage in the destination country
Since during the flight you are sitting all the time, eating snacks and hardly fully sleeping, a massage upon arrival will be a good way to recover energy.
Relaxing massage sessions can effectively deal with chronic fatigue, stress and other manifestations of body weakness. It is not carried out for medicinal purposes, but only for enjoyment, relieving stress, raising the mood and improving well-being. Therefore, if you flew, say, 15 hours to fabulous Dubai, allow yourself an hour of enjoyment at a Swedish massage session. You can also set an appointment for a home massage while staying in your hotel.
#2. Take a cool shower
Do you suffer from drowsiness and headache after a long day flight? Go to the shower and stand under cool water: this will help cheer up and relieve lethargy. If there is no shower, you can rub your feet with ice or simply dip them in cold water.
#3. Have a ginger drink
One of the best ways to cheer up is not coffee, but tea or any other drink with ginger. It stimulates all body systems to feel great even after a 12-hour flight.
It has been proven that ginger is a source of energy and works just as well as energy drinks. Thanks to the use of the product, your brain will work faster and more productively. Moreover, ginger root can be used in the prevention of thrombosis and a number of heart diseases. If you have sore joints, ginger is here to the rescue.
#4. Take melatonin pill
Melatonin is a hormone that regulates circadian rhythms. Taking hormone balance supplements that contain melatonin can save you from insomnia in a new place, help you quickly adapt after a long trip and eliminate the effect of jet lag.
But be careful. If you are already taking painkillers and steroids, ibuprofen or acetylsalicylic acid, then most likely melatonin-containing drugs are contraindicated for you.
To make it easier to endure the change of time zones, it is better to dine with foods that naturally contain melatonin. These are rice, bananas, red grapes, some berries. And drink more plain water.
#5. Take a walk
This should be done immediately after landing. There is an opinion that it is best to walk in the afternoon or before sunset if you are flying west, but in fact everything is simpler: the main thing is to capture as much daylight hours as possible in the new time zone. A good walk is all about fresh air, and a light warm-up, and natural light, that is, everything that helps with jet lag.
Some practice grounding – walking without shoes. According to the proponents of this method, any physical contact with the earth helps to align your biorhythms and hormonal levels.
#6. Fall asleep at the right time
It doesn’t matter if you slept on the flight or not, the best thing to do is not to go to bed immediately upon arrival. Wait until night falls in your new time zone. And try to get up in the morning, not at six o’clock in the evening. Before the flight, it is also worth getting a good night’s sleep – the more rested you fly, the faster you will recover.
#7. Drink more water
Very simple advice. Fluid levels don’t affect circadian rhythms, but flying causes dehydration, and the worse your condition, the longer it will take to recover from a ten-hour flight. Water is wonderful. This advice ended up near the bottom of the rankings only because you probably already know it.
#8. Stretch
Warming up your muscles will help your body move into new circadian rhythms faster. Stretch as much as you can before, during, and after your flight. Raising your legs for a few minutes after landing is one of the flight attendants’ ways to recover from a long flight. Sports compression socks can also help.
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There are no identical people and universal rules for recovery. In any case, if you use our advice and recommendations, it will definitely not get worse. We wish you a pleasant flight and a speedy adaptation to the new place!
