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Coming down with a virus is always a bummer, Who wants to be sick in a hotel bed instead of exploring a must-visit destination?
While no amount of reasoning makes a badly timed illness any better, some researchers say there may be a reason why this happens when you’re on a trip.
Leisure sickness, is the act of getting sick on vacation or during leisure time over the weekend. Our experts say 3.2% of men and 3.2% of women experienced it on a vacation. Participants said their leisure sickness is tied to issues like work stress, travel stress or work changes; once their body takes a break from work or planning and finally slows down to rest, they come down with symptoms.
All in all, feeling unwell on vacation is, unfortunately, not rare because of ongoing life stressors, new environments with new germs, crowded spaces and thrown-off sleep patterns. You can’t totally keep yourself from getting sick on a trip, but you can create a lifestyle that’s full of both physical health care and mental health care to help keep yourself healthy whether you’re traveling or not.