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October 11By Marcus Shapiro Health, Hiking, Performance, Training Leave a comment

Start Trail Running Today with Zero Miles of Experience

Female trail runners running on mountain trail.

This is continuing education in our trail running series. Check out our 1st one Trail Running Tips For Beginners. One does not replace the other;

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May 24By Marcus Shapiro Training Leave a comment

How to Train for Hiking in the Gym – The Forgotten Element

What is the missing element to train for hiking in the gym? Don’t overlook the aerobic step, which is a small elevated platform found in

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April 25By Marcus Shapiro Training Leave a comment

Cross Training Guide: Definition – Examples – Benefits

Cross training examples.

What’s cross training definition in exercise? Cross training is a fitness strategy used to avoid injury, add variety and train aggressively and safely by replacing

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February 16By Marcus Shapiro Training Leave a comment

8 Safe and Effective Stair Workouts for Beginner to Advanced Exercisers

Stairs workout for any kind of staircase.

“Stairs workout” and similar keywords get about 20,000+ related Google searches monthly. That’s a significant amount of interest in these types of workouts, which is

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January 6By Marcus Shapiro Training Leave a comment

How to Simulate Hiking on a Treadmill

Simulate Hiking on a Treadmill

This article will discuss how to maximize treadmill training for hikers.  We’ll cover three reasons (with some training examples) why you would use a treadmill

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December 16By Clay Runnels Training Leave a comment

Clay’s Best Hiking Exercise Picks – Round #2 of the Battle Royale

In this series, we will provide two different opinions regarding the Best Exercises For Hiking. This is a battle royale in which you’ll decide the

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December 8By Cori Thompson, DHSc, ATC, CSCE, PES Training Leave a comment

Cori’s Best Hiking Exercise Picks – Round #1 of the Battle Royale

In this series, we will provide two different opinions regarding Best Hiking Exercise Picks. This is a battle royale of the best exercises for hiking.

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November 18By Marcus Shapiro Training Leave a comment

How to Train for Downhill Hiking: Reduce Embarrassing Falls and Put an End to Knee Pain

downhill hiking training

Downhill hiking can cause knee pain for hikers regardless of your fitness level. Training to hike downhill is a requirement to minimize falling or developing

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October 28By Marcus Shapiro Training Leave a comment

Backpacking Training Plan: 28 Miles & 6,040 feet Elevation Gain

backpacking training

Do you have a similar backpacking trip in mind? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the backpack training plan I used to prepare for the Great

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August 9By Kate Brun Training Leave a comment

Trail Running Tips for Beginners

Trail running tips for beginners.

This is the first post in our trail running series. Check out our 2nd one Start Trail Running Today with Zero Miles of Experience. One

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