Tag: workout

  • Hiking Fitness: Mobility Training

    Hiking Fitness: Mobility Training

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    Kristen Bramante

    MOVE + FEEL + HIKE… BETTER This blog is part of a series of posts discussing various components of hiking fitness. If you haven’t already, you’ll want to check out the previous blogs The Importance of Strength Training , Restoring Proper Muscle Activation, and The Importance of Core Stability. Mobility Training Mobility training is essentially “joint training” to…

  • Hiking Fitness: The Importance of Core Stability

    Hiking Fitness: The Importance of Core Stability

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    Kristen Bramante

    This blog is part of a series of posts discussing various components of hiking fitness. If you haven’t already, you’ll want to checkout the previous blogs The Importance of Strength Training and Restoring Proper Muscle Activation. Being well prepared for the trail involves more than good cardiorespiratory fitness and leg muscle endurance. An often overlooked…

  • Hiking Fitness: Restoring Proper Muscle Activation

    Hiking Fitness: Restoring Proper Muscle Activation

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    Kristen Bramante

    This blog is part of a series of posts discussing various components of hiking fitness. If you haven’t already, you’ll want to checkout the previous blog The Importance of Strength Training. When it comes to strength and stability training, hikers should focus on: Awaken & Activate Your Glutes! Have you heard of “gluteal amnesia”, “lazy…

  • Hiking Fitness: The Importance of Strength Training

    Hiking Fitness: The Importance of Strength Training

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    Kristen Bramante

    Training for Hiking This blog is the first blog in a series of posts discussing various components of hiking fitness. Be sure to check out the next blog in the series “Restoring Proper Muscle Activation”. It’s a new year and that means new adventures!  There’s a lot of excitement that comes with planning and researching…