Hotel Tips & Tricks: Always check out the fitness center!

When traveling, there's often just not time (or sufficient motivation) to exercise.  But that's no excuse not to check out your hotel's fitness center.  Seasoned travelers know that many hotel fitness centers offer complimentary amenities that can enhance your stay.  So you'd like some bottled water, but can't bring yourself to pay the $4 mini-bar charge?  Why not check the fitness center?  You might find what I did during a recent hotel stay:

I apologize for the blurry cellphone picture!

Just inside the fitness center at the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta you'll find fresh fruit, bottled water, Powerade, and Vitamin Water.  That's the best offering I've ever come across, but bottled or filtered water is pretty common in hotel fitness centers.  Who knows, maybe you'll even be inspired to get a workout in!