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Great job on your training. The key to getting in shape and keeping in shape is consistency. It is better to do it over a longer period of time and to stay with it, than it is to rush trying to be conditioned. People often push themselves too fast and burn out or injure themselves. It you can walk one mile with 25 pounds just keep increasing the distance and the weight but go slow. Also try to integrate inclines into your walking. It is amazing how much more energy and strength it takes to navigate a steep incline.
I used to own martial arts schools and students were often impatient. They wanted to get better as fast as possible. The real impatient ones usually quit after a period of time. The one's who were more consistent and stayed with it, progressed to black belts.
I just got back this week from North Carolina and Tennessee. I did some backpacking on the AT and tried to carry a pack, my 7 pound dog, and ten pounds of video gear in a separate bag. On the Roan Mountain part of the trail it got too rough and I had to bring the video camera back to a vehicle to continue. In fact, I fell from a four foot drop off and tumbled about 15 feet, all the while trying to protect my video camera. Thank God it was in a cushioned case. That's when I brought it back to the vehicle.
If I only trained on flat ground, I would have had trouble on Roan Mountain. Elevation increases, and decreases take totally different muscle groups than walking on flat land. I am a Florida resident and we are flat landers. I know of a few places where I can practice walking on an incline or I use a stair machine. The key is to keep doing it. Never stop conditioning your body.
I used to own martial arts schools and students were often impatient. They wanted to get better as fast as possible. The real impatient ones usually quit after a period of time. The one's who were more consistent and stayed with it, progressed to black belts.
I just got back this week from North Carolina and Tennessee. I did some backpacking on the AT and tried to carry a pack, my 7 pound dog, and ten pounds of video gear in a separate bag. On the Roan Mountain part of the trail it got too rough and I had to bring the video camera back to a vehicle to continue. In fact, I fell from a four foot drop off and tumbled about 15 feet, all the while trying to protect my video camera. Thank God it was in a cushioned case. That's when I brought it back to the vehicle.
If I only trained on flat ground, I would have had trouble on Roan Mountain. Elevation increases, and decreases take totally different muscle groups than walking on flat land. I am a Florida resident and we are flat landers. I know of a few places where I can practice walking on an incline or I use a stair machine. The key is to keep doing it. Never stop conditioning your body.
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