Posted on August 24, 2011, 10:15 am, by Georgie Bull, under
Advice and help.
Georgie Bull, one of our contributers, has been sharing her “Get Fit” program in preparation for Hiking the Overland Track in Tasmania in September.
This last couple of weeks she has been struck down with “the flu” but is finally on the mend. In this piece she muses over how her fitness campaign is progressing:
Over to Georgie:
Regrettably, my fitness regime collapsed two weeks ago when I picked up a nasty dose of the flu.
I am a miserable patient and spent a lot of time mopping about, just willing my lungs and head to clear and my energy level to bounce back.
I felt better on Sunday, so decided to walk up to Montville. I got just past …
How is your exercise routine coming along?
In this article Georgie Bull continues her getting fit for a multi-day hike series.
If you are new here, we suggest you read the three previous articles which will give you some background about how we got to this point.
- Getting fit for a multi day walking trip – some personal experience
- A hiking fitness program – 16 weeks to get fit for a trip
- Getting fit for hiking – a 12 week program
Over to Georgie:
If you have followed either closely or loosely my pounding the pavement, week by week, build up programme, or added some weight training as Amanda suggested, you will now be feeling fitter and …
In this article Georgie Bull continues her getting fit for a multi-day hike series.
If you are new here, we suggest you read the two previous articles which will give you some background about how we got to this point.
Getting fit for a multi day walking trip – some personal experience
A hiking fitness program – 16 weeks to get fit for a trip
Over to Georgie:
So, how did you go using those rectus muscles. Did you manage to plant your feet directly underneath your hips. Did it feel a bit strange at first, but you soon got used to it and then found it SO much easier to lift yourself up hills? Great!
On ANZAC Day we …
It is really interesting reading your comments about how you get, or stay, fit for multi day walks.
When I got home from my first Overland Track (OT) trip I read lots of sports medicine research journals, to find out what I SHOULD have done to get myself fit for Marion’s steps. (Marion’s is the first big uphill grunt on the OT and challenges many who are attempting it for the first time)
The research unequivocally argued that muscles should be subjected to specific sequences of levels of stress and rest to ready them for the demands of multi day walking – to get fit for the task, and without injury.
The without injury bit appealed, as I do a …
I am not naturally fit.
I am a 60 yo female, weigh about 75kgs and lug 18kg in my backpack. I am short and naturally stocky.
I go to the gym twice a week with a personal trainer, where I do weight-bearing exercises and a light cardio regime, designed specifically to strengthen my muscles and heart to haul my body and backpack up Marion’s steps (short, intense) and Pelion and Du Cane gaps (endurance).
To prepare for my first Overland Track hike two years ago, I hired a treadmill for 6 months. How good am I! For the first month I walked sedately every day for 20 minutes. But I got really bored with that. Then I read the manual …
