Hiking

Doing cooldowns after any exercise is extremely important – that even goes for hiking. Becky’s here with a nice cooldown routine you can do to stretch all those muscles after your outdoor adventure!

It’s important to get your muscles ready before you do anything strenuous; we’ve got a great warm up for those of you going for a good hike!

A common misconception is that the decline of a hike is the easiest part – when really you’re using just as much energy, because you spend the whole time trying to slow down, which can […]

When you go hiking, it’s always important to keep your terrain in mind. In this video we explain what challenges you can encounter while on the trail, and some exercises you can do to prepare […]

Trekking poles are a great tool for hiking! They can help you navigate rough terrain, help you keep your balance and help your arms and upper body take some of the load, which means you […]

Trekking poles are a great way for you to improve your hiking experience. Becky’s going to demonstrate the three ways that trekking poles can help you the next time you go for a hike!

In this short video we demonstrate how to do a proper calf raise on a step with weights. The calf raise is a great exercise to strengthen your calfs which is essential in making hiking […]

Hiking is a quality activity for a variety of reasons, you get to be outside, there is a level of difficulty for everyone and it can help you improve your endurance in a, interesting, fun […]

Notice the title of this blog is how to get a stronger CORE not how to get a 6 PACK ABS or a FLAT TUMMY? The program in this video will not get you a […]

Your feet and ankles are your mode of transportation with hiking and it’s especially important to take care of them when racking up the kilometers. But honestly you don’t have to be an experienced hiker […]

Improving balance is something I think everyone should focus on no matter what their sport, fitness goal or age. A high number of injuries happen  through some form of falling where balance and strength training […]

When you break down the movement of walking it really is a series of single leg balancing followed by another in a forward motion. The purpose of a strength program for hiking is to train […]

It is likely obvious to most that if you want to be able to hike your way to the top of a mountain, from the small hills in park Gatineau to even bigger mountains like […]

If you tried out the Hiking Strength Training Workout you know that most of the exercises focused on building your leg strength but it’s important not to completely forget about strengthening your upper body for […]

This workout video is for those of you who enjoying the activity of hiking, but are maybe new to strength training. Or if you have signed up for longer hiking trip this summer this strength […]