How to Prepare Yourself and Your Family for a Hiking Trip
>> May 15, 2012
Holidays are about
having fun and spending time doing the things you love to do. We all keep
postponing anything we like to do onto our vacations. I am not talking about
children here. They can always find time to carry out their hobbies and
interests in free time. I am talking about the youngsters and married couples,
who are always pre-occupied with one work or another.
Holidays work as a
great stress-buster for such busy-bees.
We all must lead an
active lifestyle but in reality we are leading a sedentary one. People who sit
for nine hours at their workplace on an everyday basis, must plan a holiday
that involves physical exercise. You don't know how bad can sitting at the
office or in a car or truck all day really be. This continuous sitting is
deteriorating our physical health. You would love to go camping with your
family, or a hiking trip would be great, if you are going with my friends.
Now the question arises how to make preparations for a hiking trip. Just like any other trip, hiking and backpacking requires a lot of planning. And do not confine your planning to decide hiking routes, camping site, food and destination. Hiking preparations totally depend upon the kid of hiking plans you have. If you want to go on an 8-hour hike in the nearby woods, that won't require a lot of preparations. But you would need to make a lot of preparations if you are planning to go on a four-day hiking trip or more. A hiking or backpacking trip can be the best vacation you can ever have.
Get into shape
Hiking or
backpacking is full of challenges which puts your physical vigor and strength
to test. You must increase your overall fitness level by following a routine
exercise. Prepare yourself physically and mentally for the challenges that lie
ahead. If you are looking forward to a multi-day hiking adventure, you must
train yourself slowly but steadily. Set measurable walking goals and try to
achieve them.
Acclimatize to high altitudes
Acclimatize to high altitudes
Each of us has
different physical stamina and endurance capacity. The need to acclimatize to
higher altitudes would vary from person to person. Try walking on lower
altitudes and then gradually proceed to the higher ones. This will help your
body to get used to the outer climate and adverse situations.
Hiking is a
refreshing experience and proper arrangements and planning will make it more
memorable. Hiking offers you that much needed "me time", that you
fail to get in your routine life. Enjoy a safe hiking trip!
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