Welcome, guest [login | register]

Posted by MTB416 on July 9, 2007 at 1:51:55 pm EDT
In reply to Getting back in shape - posted by SteveTheFolkie on July 3, 2007 at 11:15:53 am EDT

No one is answering the question it seems. A stair climber is perhaps the greatest way to get into hiking shape(in the gym anyways), for obvious reasons it will have a huge impact on your backpacking stamina. The biggest problem as people grow older it seems(i'm a young guy by the way) is the lost in core strength. The emphasis on lower back and abs should be the strongest. I highly recommend using some sort of ball workout, as this exercise device is wonderful for strengthing your core in a very quick manner, and requires all those little stabilizing muscles to get working. It is also very cost effective due to the diversity of exercises one can do on them. I'm a workout nut so if you want anymore suggestions just post something up. GET UP AND WORK OUT!

Replies

View: flat | threaded

There have been no replies

Post a Reply

Before replying, please read the complete thread.