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April 6, 2025

Travel WODs

On-the-Go Workouts: Keep Your Fringe Gains Alive While Traveling

Vacations, business trips, and weekend getaways don’t have to mean a hiatus from your fitness goals. With minimal equipment—or even just body weight—you can squeeze in effective, CrossFit-style workouts anywhere. Below are five travel-friendly WODs you can pull straight from your carry-on and complete in a hotel room, park or backyard.

How to Use This Guide

  1. Pick one WOD per day to replace your regular box session.
  2. Scale as needed—we’ve provided alternatives if you lack equipment or need lower impact.
  3. Log your scores in the CrossFit Fringe app to track progress and stay motivated.

5 Travel-Friendly WODs

1. 30-Minute EMOM: Full-Body Blast

Every minute on the minute for 30 minutes, cycle through three stations:

  • Minute 1: 10–15 Air Squats
  • Minute 2: 45-second Plank Hold
  • Minute 3: 10–15 Push-Ups

Scale:

  • Push-ups → Incline push-ups on a bed or chair
  • Plank → Knee-supported plank for beginners

This structure keeps your heart rate up and hits legs, core and upper body in equal measure.

2. “Speed Date” Strength: 2-Round Sprint

For time, complete:

  1. 50 Air Squats
  2. 50 Push-Ups

Goal: Sub-12 minutes
Tip: Break each set into manageable chunks (e.g. 10 sets of 5 reps) to avoid form breakdown.

A quick total-body burner you can do in 8–15 minutes, depending on your pace.

3. Death by Burpees

Start with one burpee in minute 1, then add one more each minute (2 in minute 2, 3 in minute 3…) until you can’t finish the required reps before the clock hits the next minute.

Why it works: Progressive overload, cardio and core stability all in one!
Alternative: Swap burpees for squat-thrusts (no jump) to reduce impact.

4. 20-Minute AMRAP Triplet

As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:

  • 20 Pistols (alternate legs; sub 2×10 Reverse Lunges)
  • 15 Burpees
  • 10 Strict Pull-Ups (sub: 10 Hanging Knee-Tucks or Push-Ups)

Rotate through strength, cardio and gymnastics to keep things balanced—even without a bar, you can loop a resistance band over a door or use towels on a smooth floor for knee-tuck “pull-ups.”

5. 3×3 AMRAP Circuit

Three separate AMRAPs—each 3 minutes long—with 2 minutes rest between:

  1. Air Squats
  2. Push-Ups
  3. Burpees

Push each 3-minute block to max rounds, rest fully, then attack the next. This triplet builds grit and gives clear benchmarks for improvement next time you travel.

Tips for Staying on Track

  • Schedule your workout like a flight or meeting—you’re less likely to skip it.
  • Pack a small kit: resistance band, jump rope or even an extra sweatshirt (for body-weight rows).
  • Hydrate & fuel wisely: keep a water bottle and protein-rich snacks within reach.
  • Log every session in our app—seeing your name on the leaderboard from afar keeps you accountable.

Travel doesn’t have to mean taking a step back. Use these five workouts to maintain momentum on the road—and come back stronger.

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