I'm starting to face up to the reality that I'm going on a very long flight in March. The first leg takes me to Los Angeles, the second is all the way to Auckland, New Zealand. I don't sleep well on flights, nor do I enjoy sitting in the same place for the better part of a day.
That got me thinking: it is generally true that the farther you go, the more likely it is that your trip will involve a transfer. Constant flight delays causes fliers to book longer transfers. What if there was some sort of low-key exercise room in airports? A place in major international hubs for folks to stretch, do some pushups, yoga, whatever. It would get the blood flowing and would tire out twitchy muscles for the next leg. Sure, some folks might get sweaty if they over-do it, but perhaps it could be sponsored by the maker of some very neutral-smelling body spray.
There's a gym inside of the hotel that's inside of DXB. Plus there are usually lounges that you can use to relax/stretch/check your email, etc depending on the length of your lay over/airline that you are flying.
Don't forget to get flight socks (http://www.schollflightsocks.com/)
Wow. Dubai is simultaneously 50 years ahead and 500 years behind us.
I know it's amazing-the UAE is my favorite third world country with first world amentities. But they even have lounges in domestic airports here in the States and in Europe. You sometimes just have to pay an extra fee but it's worth it. Worse comes to worse, you know where's a great place to stretch and no one will judge you? The interfaith prayer room - stretching could be apart of your religion - do a few sun salutes and wiggle around no one will have a clue.