by Lee Welton | Mar 1, 2025 | Start Here, trailside fitness
How To Stay Motivated When Training It can be hard to stay motivated when training for a lot of reasons. Today, I want to share with you the secret to staying motivated and one extra tip to stay consistent. At Trailside Fitness, I specialize in training hikers...
by Lee Welton | Nov 1, 2024 | Start Here, trailside fitness, Workouts
Boost Your Hiking Stamina with Intervals Boost your hiking stamina with intervals using this simple workout. If your endurance isn’t where you want it to be, consider incorporating aerobic intervals. Intervals are especially effective after the offseason or if...
by Lee Welton | Jun 1, 2024 | Common Aches and Pains, Start Here, Uncategorized
Ankle sprains and the hidden cause Ankle sprains can quickly ruin a trip and there’s one hidden cause that can increase your risk of injury. Limited ankle dorsiflexion has been shown to increase the risk of ankle sprains. In this post, we’ll discuss this...
by Lee Welton | Mar 26, 2020 | Start Here, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
How To Train For A Thru Hike Are you wondering how to train for a thru hike? I recently did an podcast with Rowan, the owner of Summit Strength. Rowan is a skilled personal trainer himself and helps hikers around the globe prepare for mountain tops, grand adventures...
by Lee Welton | May 31, 2019 | Start Here, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
This article was translated from The North Face – Brazil, and was originally written in Portuguese for our friends down south. It is a condensed version of the recent REI interview which you can read here. Photos are from the original post. May 28, 2019 by...
by Lee Welton | May 6, 2019 | Start Here, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
Can you eat healthy on a long distance hike? Yes, you can eat healthy while hiking long distances! I was recently interviewed by a journalist with REI about my healthy eating style while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2018. I have linked it below and I hope you...
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