by Lee Welton | Oct 31, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
Highlights Stress fractures and shin splints account for nearly 23% of hiker injuries each year Many causes including: physical stress, poor nutrition, overuse, excess pack weight Ways to help avoid stress fractures The Numbers According to a 2017 survey of...
by Lee Welton | Oct 30, 2018 | Start Here, trailside fitness, Uncategorized, Workouts
Highlights Training can decrease your likelihood of an injury Most hikers abandon their hike due to injury, not gear choices Free workouts! The number one reason hikers abandon the trail is injury! Not only will training before hand strengthen your joints, ligaments,...
by Lee Welton | Oct 29, 2018 | trailside fitness, Uncategorized
How good is your hiking diet? You’ll meet and hear of hikers who brag about how silly their diet is. Candy bars, pop tarts, Ramen Bombs, gummy bears, sticky buns, jars of frosting, or combining butter sticks with peanut butter. It will shock you. Epic hiker hunger...
by Lee Welton | Oct 26, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
Highlights Nearly 25% of hikers sprain their ankle during a hike Balance will be affected after a sprain Exercises and stretches recovery Ever Roll Your Ankle? It’s been reported in surveys that around 23% hikers suffered from a sprained ankle during their hike....
by Lee Welton | Oct 25, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
IT Band giving you issues? It’s common to hear runners and hikers talk about having IT band problems, but what exactly is the IT band and why is it such a problem for so many? Anatomy Looking at the image, do you see that long and wide white band running down...
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