Category: Workout Tips

Training For Hiking Tips

2/25/2025

Sharing tips, advice and exercises to help hikers improve their fitness, strength and endurance for their adventures.

Training For Elevation Hiking & The Bosu Ball

1/29/2025

"Is the Bosu Ball good for training the legs for elevation hiking?"

This was a question I got a couple of times last week, and in this video, I cover the topic in detail.

Bosu Ball Training For HikErs

Inside, you will learn:

Why many hikers like the idea of using a Bosu Ball in their training
The key components a hiker needs to best train for elevation hiking.
The #1 mistake I see from hikers using a Bosu Ball in their training
3 different uses a Bosu Ball can have for hikers
How to structure your workouts to ensure a Bosu Ball develops the areas you want (and doesn't compromise your other areas of training)

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Box jumps, lunge jumps and hurdle hops. I am sure you have seen these at the gym before. And while in some situations these can be incredibly beneficial for hikers, trekkers and mountaineers, the way most people use them in their training, is a short road to pain, mishap and injury.

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Training For Mountaineering: Warming Up

5/19/2020

In this video lecture, I explore how a mountaineer can create an effective, time-efficient and specific warm-up for their training sessions.

TFT81: Five Tips To Get More Out Of Your Training

5/12/2020

In this episode, I share with you 5 simple tips, which a hiker can use to get the more value out of their training sessions (and, over the long term, see the best improvements on the trail!)

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