by Lee Welton | May 28, 2020 | trailside fitness, Uncategorized, Workouts
Cardio and endurance training for hikers Why is cardio and endurance training for hikers to important? By doing some “off foot” training, you can decrease stress on your joints and improve your hiking performance. I’ll give you some simple workouts...
by Lee Welton | May 21, 2020 | trailside fitness, Uncategorized, Workouts
Exercises Hikers Should Avoid And Better Options Today we’re going to discuss exercises hikers should avoid and better options. This is especially important if you’re training for a long-distance hike. There are plenty of exercises for hikers, but which...
by Lee Welton | May 14, 2020 | trailside fitness, Uncategorized, Workouts
Training For Hiking With No Hills How would you go about training for hiking with no hills to help you out? Today I have a quick tip for you that will give you a simple and effective solution for training. My all time favorite way to train for a hike will always be...
by Lee Welton | May 7, 2020 | trailside fitness, Uncategorized, Workouts
Boost Hiking Speed And Endurance With Fartlek Intervals! Do you want to boost your hiking speed and improve your endurance? Using Fartlek intervals is an easy and very effective way to do so. Fartelk means “speed play” in Swedish, and it’s a really...
by Lee Welton | Apr 30, 2020 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
“No Pain, No Gain” Mentality Can End Your Hike How can the no pain, no gain mentality end your hike? Excellent question. Your body is quite complex and science is still sorting out just how pain and other systems work. With a lot of chronic injuries the...
by Lee Welton | Apr 7, 2020 | trailside fitness, Uncategorized, Workouts
Sore Knees Hiking? Learn How Reverse Lunges Help! Lots of hikers have sore knees hiking, but most don’t know that reverse lunges can help! Lunges are a great way for hikers to build lower leg strength that supports the knee joint. Unfortunately for most hikers,...
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