Five great, travel-friendly fitness accessories for workouts anywhere

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Fitting in some exercise while away from home is no sweat if you plan ahead. These five packable workout accessories can help.

For practicing your poses

No room to roll up a traditional yoga mat in your carry-on? This lightweight rubber mat from Lululemon folds up like a towel to easily fit into your backpack or suitcase, but expands to a standard size with plenty of room for your downward dog.

Lululemon Carry Onwards travel yoga mat, $88, shop.lululemon.com

For staying challenged

B Yoga’s sliders can slip into even the smallest travel bag, and they’ll make your usual moves so much harder: they add instability while you’re planking, for example, so your core muscles have to work more to keep you steady.

B Yoga strength sliders, $30, byoganow.com

For virtual coaching

The new Apple Watch Nike features a bigger display for your fitness metrics and goals. Plus, it’s equipped with the popular Nike Run Club app, so you can tune into coaching when you hit the road wherever you are.

Apple Watch Nike, from $529, apple.com

For raising the intensity

Stick to your strength training with this set of latex resistance bands, which comes in five different intensity levels, from extra-light to extra-heavy. They also have fun motivational phrases (”Make Your Move,” “Don’t Stop Now”) to keep you going.

Bala resistance band set, $23, shopbala.com

For jump-starting your day

Tangram Factory’s skipping rope takes up minimal luggage space, and you can adjust the length to fit you. Plus, it comes with high-tech features: the smart accessory connects to your phone through a companion app to track jumps and calories burned.

Tangram Factory Rookie smart skipping rope, $55, chapters.indigo.ca

Travellers are reminded to check on public health restrictions that could affect their plans.