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The amount of waste in the entertainment industry is ASTRONOMICAL (this is a WHOLE other battle!) – but these simple, lightweight travel items help me to do my part in a small way throughout my days on the road (and at home!).
This is a MUST! My gal over at Ruby Sunn creates Zero Waste, roll up bamboo cutlery kits for a plastic free lifestyle.
Comes with:
1x bamboo straw + cleaner
1x knife
1x spoon
1x fork
1x set chop sticks
Let’s be real, food DOES NOT taste as good off of plastic cutlery. This kit is perfect for traveling, flying, tour buses or hotel rooms.
A reusable water bottle on the go is yet another MUST – not only does it help keep you more hydrated, but eliminates our need to reach for the plastic water bottle (that we usually only take a sip or two out of….let’s be honest.)
My personal favourite is HydroFlask, but there are SO many great options out there.
…okay, another MUST… I always travel with 2-3 reusable bags for grocery hauls, or shopping of any kind on the go. I have a few bags from the Corona x Parley: 100 Islands Project (a recent project we worked on). These bags are made out of ocean plastics and each bag funds the clean-up of 20 pounds of marine plastic waste. These can be pricey, I am aware, but ANY reusable/canvas bag does the same trick. And either way, check out the work Corona x Parley are doing for our oceans!
In December 2018, while working with Corona x Parley I vouched to stop using take away coffee cups – I have not been PERFECT, but I have made significant improvement and am ALWAYS traveling with my reusable mug. I use a basic-bitch one from Starbucks, but again, anything will do here.
If you are looking for Eco-friendly active/outdoor wear Patagonia is one of my favourite brands in this category – they donate one percent of sales or 10 percent of pre-tax profits—whichever is more—to environmental groups, and support plenty of grassroots activists working to find solutions to environmental crises.
It can be so easy to be ignorant to our environment and global warming, but let’s all try to do our part to make sure we get to keep touring this BEAUTIFUL WORLD! I have a long way to go myself, but these 5 items are helping me start.
Top 10 Tips for Staying Fit on Tour
Setting Fitness Goals with Brett Kissel
Fit On Tour prioritizes health & fitness in the entertainment industry. We are bringing together road warriors in a community that is inspiring, attainable and fun. Being ‘fit’ doesn’t have to be about eating 100% clean, or busting out burpees - it’s about finding time for yourself in your busy days. Whether that’s as simple as meditation, or stretching or as big as a bootcamp, or spin class - it’s about stepping away for your mental and physical health. Beyond this, it’s about breaking the ‘hustle hard’ mentality our industry has adopted – let’s encourage our artists, teams and crews to take breaks, make good choices, and open up about their well-being. Fit On Tour was founded by Andrea MacNeil and Jessica Lemmon in December 2018. With careers in the music industry, their experience includes touring internationally with bands, festivals and events. Although the perception of life on the road is a glamorous one, the reality can often be much different. With long hours and very little consistency, Andrea and Jessica fell victim to an unhealthy lifestyle resulting in poor eating and sleeping habits, overindulgence in alcohol consumption, lack of exercise and a struggle with anxiety and depression. In 2017, Andrea and Jessica both felt mentally and physically defeated. They were living out their dreams, but were sacrificing so much of themselves to do so. Together they decided to focus on their health and wellness and incorporating fitness into their everyday life, regardless of their busy work schedule or environment. They began implementing small changes; making mindful choices at catering and walking to and from the venue. As well, became creative with their workouts - bench pressing hotel room furniture, squatting with sandbags during load-in, ladder drills on the cable mats and planking in the production office.
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