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Summary: Learn how to condition your body to get ready for your hiking trip in this free video.
Chris Van Londen's experience with backpacking and hiking spans three decades. He has hiked all over the United States and Canada.
In the mid seventies, he developed an...read more
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"Hi, I’m Chris Van Londen and on behalf of Expert Village I will be talking about conditioning for hiking. When you are hiking it is important to be in good shape. The way I get in this shake, hey how would you like to go for walks everyday? It makes my legs strong, keeps my cardiovascular system in good shape but I think working out with weights can help too because often you are carrying weight so it is good to have a strong back through workouts on your back, from your arms and your chest. So if you are planning a long trip, generally what I like to do is work up to it. That is part of the conditioning also. If I am doing a backpacking trip for 5 days I know I am going to be entering high country and doing a lot of up and down trips, a month before that trip I am going to start doing day trips that will get me in good conditioning; trips that will require me to go up in elevation at thousand feet or 1500 feet. That is great conditioning for long trips. "
eHow Article: How to Condition for a Hike
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