[pct-l] What do others do to get/stay in shape

[Jim & Jane Moody]

I never had knee problems till I got to Sonora Pass this year and had to bail out on my planned thru-hike.  Being 63 yrs old, my knees aren't ever going to grow young again, so I am doing low- or non-impact aerobics, biking and elliptical machines at the gym.  I do some weightlifting work on trunk and legs, so long as it doesn't hurt the knee.  I spent a lot of time on the stairclimber with a loaded pack last winter, but I haven't had the nerve to try it since I got back. 

Mango 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "greg mushial" <gmushial at gmdr.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:27:00 PM 
Subject: [pct-l] What do others do to get/stay in shape 

I'm wondering what others do to stay/get into shape for section or 
multi-section walks (on a daily or weekly basis)? Assuming most people have 
9-5 jobs, what do you do? I've been walking either before or after work, at 
least a 4.5 mile up, over and down the ridge fire road loop 5 or 6 times a 
week; and if I can find the time, especially in the evening, try to do a 
longer 8 mile extension to the shorter loop once or twice a week. Sometimes 
I can especially go walking on a saturday or sunday - 15 to 20 miles, but 
generally weekends are taken up with family-time.From reading various trail 
journals (for thru or longer section hikers), I see more weekend warmup 
hikes, but don't notice much daily walking. Is this the norm? What works for 
other people? Your input, please... 
thanks...  TheDuck 

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