Let's Talk about Training
I've added some new routines to my training plan.
Whereas many folks talk about 'get out and hike', and while I don't object to that idea, I've found more success in all-around training to get the mind, body and spirit in a condition of 'being toned' rather than 'ready for hiking'.
So here is my weekly routine (all subject to modification).
Sunday -> Hiking club ( 5 - 8 miles: can be easy / moderate / strenuous. Hike leader decides.)
Monday -> 1-mile run (under 10 minutes), flow yoga
Tuesday -> Fit circuit (30 minutes), swimming (30 minutes)
Wednesday -> Pickleball (3 hours)
Thursday -> Pilates, Zumba
Friday -> Rest day.
Saturday -> (My YMCA killer combo): Zumba, Pilates and Yoga
Now I know that you don't see a lot of serious hiking in there. I fit it in around the other activities. For any given week leading up to my departure, I will fit in another 10 - 15 miles. It may sound like heresy, but I've learned that given three or four days, my body adjusts to the hiking, but if I am not physically toned when I start the camino, then it's too late once I'm out there.
So here is my weekly routine (all subject to modification).
Sunday -> Hiking club ( 5 - 8 miles: can be easy / moderate / strenuous. Hike leader decides.)
Monday -> 1-mile run (under 10 minutes), flow yoga
Tuesday -> Fit circuit (30 minutes), swimming (30 minutes)
Wednesday -> Pickleball (3 hours)
Thursday -> Pilates, Zumba
Friday -> Rest day.
Saturday -> (My YMCA killer combo): Zumba, Pilates and Yoga
Now I know that you don't see a lot of serious hiking in there. I fit it in around the other activities. For any given week leading up to my departure, I will fit in another 10 - 15 miles. It may sound like heresy, but I've learned that given three or four days, my body adjusts to the hiking, but if I am not physically toned when I start the camino, then it's too late once I'm out there.
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