Fitness / Health / Nutrition
Posted 19 weeks 1 day ago by
LifeWorks Health Solutions
LifeWorks Campfire Series Training Articles: Basics | Cardiovasuclar | Strength
Flexibility training for hikes, treks or climbs
While often ignored and skipped, flexibility training is a fundamental component of any physical fitness program. Not only does it help to ease discomfort associated with muscles soreness it is of great importance to injury prevention. Stretching is especially important when it comes to multi-day treks, giving your body the recovery needed to get back on the trail day after day.
As you exercise the muscles...
Posted 19 weeks 1 day ago by
LifeWorks Health Solutions
LifeWorks Campfire Series Training Articles: Basics | Cardiovasuclar | Flexibility
Strength training tips for hikes, treks or climbs
While trekking is primarily a cardiovascular endeavour, proper development of strength in both the legs and the core abdominals is important for your endurance and for injury prevention. The type of strength development important for your climb is very functional training designed to challenge the endurance of your muscles. Much like the Cardiovascular Training article we will consider strength training...
Posted 19 weeks 1 day ago by
LifeWorks Health Solutions
LifeWorks Campfire Series Training Articles: Basics | Strength | Flexibility
Cardiovascular training tips for hikes, treks or climbs
Now that we have the basics understood, let’s look at the specific considerations for developing a Cardiovascular Training Program designed to prepare you for your climb. Cardiovascular Training is designed to prepare your cardiovascular system (heart and lungs) for the demands you are going to impose. In the case of hiking and trekking, this involves training primarily the aerobic system (think...
Posted 19 weeks 1 day ago by
LifeWorks Health Solutions
LifeWorks Campfire Series Training Articles: Cardiovasuclar | Strength | Flexibility
Basic training tips for hikes, treks or climbs
There are a lot of preparations you need to make when getting ready for a big hike, trek or climb: finding a guide, determining your route, travel considerations, getting your gear, the list goes on. But how are you preparing your body for the climb? Some considerations if ignored can be resolved last minute without any negative impact to your experience, but if you don’t take the time and...
Posted 29 weeks 23 hours ago by
Chris O'Grady
Resources, Tips, Tools, Info, Links and more for the Climb For Change Community
Every year thousands of hikers, trekkers and climbers around the world climb mountains for a cause, or climb for charity. The Climb For Change Recource Centre is an organic, ever evolving go to place that you can access for info, tools, tips strategies and links for your charity climb, fundraising climb and climbs for causes. We welcome suggestions for topics - please contact us.
Planning your Charity Climb
Thinking of starting a charity climb, trek or hike? This is a great place to begin!...
Posted 1 year 19 weeks ago by
Chris O'Grady
Training, Health and Wellness
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Stay fit or learn how to get fit, get yourself mentally and physically prepared for your climb, learn about the importance of proper nutrition, hydration and health supplements to fully recover from your training, and to prepare yourself for your next training session.
Nutritional Tips for Your Mountain Adventures
You’re out training for your major charity or fundraising climb or trek, maybe even with a personal trainer, and you’ve got a plan to prepare yourself physically and mentally. But...
