Bushwalk Australia

Hike Forever: Ultimate Hiking Workouts

The secret to long-term health and fitness? Reap backpacking's many benefits–a strong heart, lean muscle, superior endurance–through every stage of your life. Here's how.

http://www.backpacker.com/may_09_hike_f ... ills/13107


I thought this was a pretty concise and informative read. Unlike most sites that overloading you with information and over complicating things.

Thanks for the link Steve. It's a useful article; as you say, concise and informative.

I found it especially interesting as I've been going to the gym quite regularly for the last 2 months to try and improve my strength, stamina, and balance for bushwalking. Some of the exercises I've been doing are the same as, or very close to, those in the article. I hope to get out walking for a few days next week and it'll be interesting to see if I notice much difference after a few weeks of training.

Cheers,
Alliecat