#87 Training for Trekking with Rowan Smith

Hiking Thru Life

There's a lot of things that go into planning a hike, but is learning how to stay in hiking shape often one of the thoughts? In this episode, we talk with Rowan Smith who is a personal trainer and founder of Summit Strength, a personal training service for hikers. He designed Summit Strength specifically to help hikers have the best chance for a safe, enjoyable, and successful adventure. We talk about ways to stay in shape for the hiking season, ways to prevent injury, ways to prevent hiker fatigue, and more. Since Rowan is from Australia there are mentions of kangaroos and Vegemite in this episode! If you are wondering how to get in shape for hiking this is a perfect episode for you!