Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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A good one: Long distance hiking?

sailor1029
sailor1029
Posts: 76
Joined: 2003/05/12
Canada
2004/06/26, 01:41 AM
Here's the back story. A good friend of mine was killed in a car accident a month before his graduation from highschool. The school set up a scholarship for him, and me and another of his really close friends have decided we'd like to do something to help out.

We plan to walk from Lethbridge Alberta to Fernie BC, which according to MapQuest is 204Km. We plan to do it in 5 days, and raise approximately a thousand dollars for the scholarship. The date we've got set is the 11th of august, so as to arrive on the 16th, which is Bretts birthday.

We've both done some good hiking, but I'd like to know if you can recommend anything to do in workup for this type of hike. Between 40 and 50km a day for 4 or 5 days depending on how it goes. We'll have camelbacks, lots of water, deoderant on the feet, lots of foot powder, good socks, nylons under the socks, good shoes (it'll all be highway walking), and good packs packed as lightly as possible. We're going to be working on cardio daily (punching bag mostly) and doing walks 3 times a week, starting at 15km and getting longer each time. Any other recommendations?

thanks alot

-Scott
the_cupcake
the_cupcake
Posts: 348
Joined: 2004/06/16
Philippines
2004/06/26, 02:35 AM
legwork and hiit methinks. you guys need endurance most. goodluck and please keep us posted on what happened! :) I'd love to personally know how it turned out. Goodluck!

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The best victories are won not by adversity and brute force. Learn the enemy and overcome it.
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princesslodgey
princesslodgey
Posts: 1,748
Joined: 2004/02/21
United Kingdom
2004/06/26, 04:15 AM
I would focus the majority of your workouts on walking or running with one longer/endurance workout a week. Make sure you also have one day off or very light pace to avoid overtraining.
Oh and eat!
sailor1029
sailor1029
Posts: 76
Joined: 2003/05/12
Canada
2004/06/27, 02:44 PM
Anyone else done any major hikes? Come on!