FORTUNE — As CEO of a global athletic brand (new stores just opened in London and Hong Kong), Christine Day travels two weeks out of five — all while keeping up a fitness regimen befitting the company she leads. Whenever she visits a store, she has Lululemon (LULU) employees who run in-store classes take her through a training session. And it’s the staffer’s choice — anything from tossing a weighted kettlebell to a military-inspired boot camp. “I swear,” Day says, “sometimes they pick boot camp just to see if I break.” The team sweat sessions are the perfect encapsulation of Day’s road-tested routine: merge work with the workout.
My survival skills
Band aid. I travel with a resistance band so I can lie on my back on my yoga mat and do a series of leg movements. I also try to stay in Westins with workout rooms — they have the stability ball and stationary bike.
Hit the trails. I always ask my assistant to check if there is a natural running route from the hotel to our store. Even better: a hotel or store near a trail system, which is the case in Georgetown. It makes for a more active run.
Set a goal. Last January I started training for a half-marathon we sponsor, the Lululemon SeaWheeze race in Vancouver. This winter I plan to do a 30-day yoga challenge, and lose an inch off my waist by June.
This story is from the December 3, 2012 issue of Fortune.
