Training for hillwalking and other outdoor sports

[madrock289]

Im just wondering if anyone would be interested in a section of the forum dedicated to training. In this day and age I think being properly prepared physically aswell as with all the appropriate skills to be safe in the hills and maximise your enjoyment when out and about.

What does everyone else think? Or should we just share it all on this section...

Martin

[Meatball]

Interesting

[Cairngormwanderer]

Training?
TRAINING??
Wot's that?

[madrock289]

Training?
TRAINING??
Wot's that?

It's this strange thing they came up with in the 80's crazy I know.

[HighlandSC]

Don't think a dedicated section is needed. The topic does come up now and again - usually with the concensus that the only real useful training for hillwalking is to hillwalk!

That said, I'm sure some folks are interested in off the hill training, but there won't be many!

[Gythral]

Don't think a dedicated section is needed. The topic does come up now and again - usually with the concensus that the only real useful training for hillwalking is to hillwalk!

Sums things up nicely.

Obviously there are things that can help, but days on a treadmill dont have anything like the pleasure of days on the hill!

[madrock289]

Don't think a dedicated section is needed. The topic does come up now and again - usually with the concensus that the only real useful training for hillwalking is to hillwalk!

Sums things up nicely.

Obviously there are things that can help, but days on a treadmill dont have anything like the pleasure of days on the hill!

I agree but at the same time disagree. I spend a lot of time running in the hills aswell as doing circuits etc. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has any other ideas..

[HighlandSC]

An old topic about hill training may have some ideas:
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7334

[sonic]

Don't think a dedicated section is needed. The topic does come up now and again - usually with the concensus that the only real useful training for hillwalking is to hillwalk!

Sums things up nicely.

Obviously there are things that can help, but days on a treadmill dont have anything like the pleasure of days on the hill!

I agree with this on principal, but i stay a 3 hour round trip to the nearest munro which equates to a full day by the time i have completed the walk, mixed with the problem of working 6 days a week it is not possible to stay hill fit just by hillwalking.
I would be interested in how people stay hill fit without being on the hills

[Gythral]

What's within a hour of you, even if it's only a small hill!
Is there anywhere you can get out for an hour of an evening?

After that it's a treadmill, cross-trainer, cycling, circuit training, possibly some strength work. Anything that provides CV improvement will help.

[electricfly]

always take the stairs

[Cairngormwanderer]

Walk to and from work - the long way round.

[mrssanta]

I was once at a keep fit class in a church hall (20 years ago) and thought stuff this I'm going outside. I never went back but spent the time walking instead - just walk whenever possible, wherever. Can't bear the thought of going to a gym and I'm not even a little bit sporty - in fact at school was always the last one picked for teams. But I love to be outside and on any hill. We are at least half a day from the nearest munro but have the great good fortune to be able to walk out our front door and up and down our local hill 200m of ascent in a little over an hour.

[ZEbbEDY]

squats are ace, skipping is also a good cheap way to keep up the cardio here are some examples

if you dont have any equipment at thai boxing we used to do the ton up and is a good bodyweight routine

[Graeme D]

Walk the dog twice a day. Walk up and down four flights of stairs at work several times a day. Run about like a blue a**ed fly after a 17 month old toddler. That (along with the odd hill walk now and then) tends to do the trick.