Tips for Hiking in the Rain

When Hiking in the Rain, try to avoid standing in open meadows and empty fields, since if there is lightning it is more likely to strike the highest object in it's path

Useful Tips to Stay Dry and Comfortable While Hiking in the Rain

If you are a hiking lover, you must have experienced this at one time or another, especially if you live in the UK as we do. You are out in the hills on a perfect hike enjoying the spectacular views, suddenly and unexpectedly, the dark clouds start rolling in and you think that it’s the end of your adventure. It looks like your hike is going to get abandoned due to Rain. Read more...

 

Why take a Hat on a Hike?

When you wear a hat on a hike it not only provides you with a high degree of shade to your forehead and eyes but it also keep your ears, nose, and neck out of the direct, and sometimes powerful sunlight.

Why you should always take a Hat on a Hike

We all love to be outdoors and take in the eye catching panoramic views, the fresh air, the exercise and getting away from the stress an strain of our busy lives. These are the reasons most of us love to go hiking in the beautiful outdoors.

One essential piece of hiking kit that is often overlooked when we are throwing together some kit for a hike, is the humble hiking hat. However, if you love hiking, and you are getting prepared for a day of hitting the trails, you should not forget to take along a hat of some description. Read more...

 

The Best Food to Take when Day Hiking

Here are 10 suggestions of food to take when day hiking to keep you energised, satisfied and hydrated

Do you know what Food to Take when Day Hiking?

Day Hiking is an excellent activity that is not only good for your health but also brings you face to face with the beauty of nature. However, when you are walking and hiking it is always important to remember to stay hydrated and keep snacking, this will help you to keep your energy levels high and to avoid cramp.

If you are planning to go for a day hike, the food that you take along should be tasty, nutritious, lightweight, pre prepared and should provide you the energy that you need during your hike.

Here are a few suggestions of ideal Food to Take when Day Hiking. Read more...

 

6 Benefits of Training Outdoors

So according to our research and my family's personal experience, there are countless benefits of training outdoors compared to training indoors. These benefits encompass many areas such as physical, mental, psychological, social and financial, but all the benefits appear to be positive and worth pursuing.

What are the main Benefits of Training Outdoors?

Did you know that there are numerous positive benefits of training outdoors over training in the gym or a fitness studio? Well there are several, and we’ve compiled a list of the main benefits of training outdoors below.

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What makes a Better Walking Workout?

If your hikes are too familiar and boring, it's time to plan a better walking workout and spice things up, check out the useful tips below...

How to Plan a Better Walking Workout

If you’re looking to get something more from your time spent hiking, walking or rambling for leisure and exercise, then you have come to the right place. There are several ways to design a better walking workout so that you can get the maximum benefit from your limited walking time. After all, variety is the spice of life, so why not spice things up a bit with a change in tactics.

During this recent horrific time enduring Covid 19, Walking has saved the sanity of many a person who has been caged within the 4 walls of their home come prison. Just because the Plague that has been Covid 19 seems to be on the decline is no reason to stop walking to get away from it all. Walking is a proven tonic for mental health, stress relief and health, so why drop it? Read more...

 

Why Do I Get Sore Muscles After Hiking?

Sore Muscles after Hiking? Most people who don't hike or are new to hiking, grossly underestimate what a good workout hiking is. When you are walking up an incline, no matter how shallow it is, you are going to be stretching and contracting your Hamstrings

Sore Muscles after Hiking – DOMS Explained

Many hikers complain that they experience sore muscles after hiking, generally the next day. So why do we get it, and are there ways to prevent it? These questions and more will be answered in the next few short paragraphs, so read on.

More often than not, Hiking, Hill Walking or Rambling is a sedentary, low impact period of exercise. So why do so many hikers experience sore muscles after hiking? The answer, is that we are experiencing Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or DOMS. DOMS is normally experienced after overloading and overworking our muscles, by doing something like a few hours of heavy Deadlifts in the gym of heavily weighted Squats. All we have been doing is walking around the hills, stepping over a few rocks and clambering up a bit of shale. Surely that isn’t the equivalent of the Gym Torture we mentioned earlier? Actually, most people are really surprised when they find out what a tough, all round workout Hiking really is. Read more...

 

10 Reasons to Always Carry a Knife on Hikes

When you carry a knife on hikes, you don't kneed to carry a big scary Bowie Knife in order to get all the available benefits. Something foldable to about 3-4 inches long is ideal to fit in your pocket and not be a hinderance

Why You Should Always Carry a Knife on Hikes

Choosing to carry a knife on hikes is one of the most intelligent things you can do. Hiking is an ideal outdoor activity that numerous adventurous people and groups love to do. However, once we get out into the outdoors we can quickly find that the natural world is a place of many hidden dangers as well as delights. You can rather rapidly come across situations you never expected to encounter, and that you are totally unprepared for. These can be the times that we are most relieved that we carry a knife on hikes. Read more...

 

Planning for Your First Overnight Hike

If you are Wild Camping on your first overnight hike, there may not be any facilities to use when you need them. If this is the case, you will have to go in the wild.

How to Plan Your First Overnight Hike

Are you planning for your first overnight hike? Let’s face it, the thought of staying out overnight away from home for the very first time can be quite an exciting and a daunting experience. Your first overnight hike will be a totally different experience than going on the short day hikes that you are used to.

Firstly but not necessarily, you could be carrying far greater loads in your backpack, so that you can camp out in the outdoors for the night, either at a campsite of wild camping. Read More...

 

The 6 Best Ways to Build Hiking Stamina

When you are trying to Build Hiking Stamina, if you don't have enough time to exercise during the week, you could squeeze in some short, high-intensity quality workouts by including hill running intervals or other high-intensity interval training (HIIT)

What are the Best Ways to Build Hiking Stamina?

Hiking is an incredibly enjoyable and healthy leisure activity that gives you, your family and friends the chance to get out into the fresh air and beautiful scenery of mother nature. However, a pleasant trip out can quickly turn into a day of torture dependant on your physical and mental preparation, or lack of it. The key to enjoying hiking is to build hiking stamina, which goes above and beyond the couch-fitness of those who hike once in a blue moon. Read more...

 

10 Tips for Hiking with a Toddler

When Hiking with a Toddler remember that kids are great explorers. Whenever you let them walk on the trails, they are going to want to pick up rocks and smell flowers and basically get involved with nature the way that only toddlers do...

Hiking with a Toddler

Most of the people I know love to get outside and explore the outdoors, especially in the nice summer months. The warmer weather and longer days make you want to spend time in the fresh air and sweet smells of nature. So, this is the perfect time of the year for families go on group hiking adventures. However, when there are toddlers involved, you need to be a little more diligent while planning your excursions. Although your child, if he or she is a toddler will be out of the period where frequent diaper changes, naps, and feeds are required, there are still tasks that will have to be considered and planned for. The following tips should be enough to make your hiking with a toddler more enjoyable and successful. Read More...

 

Tips for Hiking in Hot Weather

When hiking in hot weather, if you use some common sense and plan accordingly, you don’t need to let the summer heat keep you away from hiking. Head out for your hike using the above mentioned tips and enjoy the outdoors even on hot summer days

Tips for Hiking in Hot Weather

In most people’s opinion, Summer is the best season for hiking. The snow has melted and gone, the flowers and trees are blooming and the blue skies are something to behold that every hiker loves to have framing the horizon. However, as unfortunately as it seems, hiking in hot weather also brings with it the threat of sunburn from intense sunlight, lots of sweat and dehydration, and the challenge of operating in extremely high temperatures. Believe me, a trail that is a pleasant hike in the cooler Spring or Autumn months can become a beast of a trail during the hot summer weather. So, should you avoid hiking in the summer? The short and simple answer is No! But, you do need to be a bit more prepared for and informed of what to do if things go wrong. There are some useful tips below on how to go hiking in hot weather and still make it enjoyable and safe. Read more...