Anytime my weight or fitness gets out of hand, I always start my path to better health by simply walking. I started the year off, 50# over my ideal weight. 2 things needed to change... eating habits and activity.
I would be lying if I said this was the first time I have walked off a significant amount of body fat. And on previous occasions, after having done it successfully, I wished that I had started walking around with the weight I had lost... on my back.
Although I didn't do it at the beginning, this time I tried it. With some inspiration from some of 1369's threads on rucking events, and after bouncing some ideas off of him, I bought a small ruck and gradually worked myself back up in "curb weight."
While I still walk around most of the time without a ruck, or a lightly loaded 20# ruck... I now am up to regular 5 to 8 mile ruck walks at 35-40#
There are a couple reasons I chose rucking as my base fitness workout:
1) I like to walk and hike already
2) after a traumatic knee injury that required 2 surgeries, running isn't an reasonable option
3) like running, you can ruck anywhere
4) it fits in my goals for going on an elk hunt next year.
5) I was never in the military, but am a military brat, and there are some basic fundamentals that stand the test of time... carrying heavy **** long distances toughens you up.
Curious how many other TBHers train frequently with weighted packs, or participate in ruck march events?
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I would be lying if I said this was the first time I have walked off a significant amount of body fat. And on previous occasions, after having done it successfully, I wished that I had started walking around with the weight I had lost... on my back.
Although I didn't do it at the beginning, this time I tried it. With some inspiration from some of 1369's threads on rucking events, and after bouncing some ideas off of him, I bought a small ruck and gradually worked myself back up in "curb weight."
While I still walk around most of the time without a ruck, or a lightly loaded 20# ruck... I now am up to regular 5 to 8 mile ruck walks at 35-40#
There are a couple reasons I chose rucking as my base fitness workout:
1) I like to walk and hike already
2) after a traumatic knee injury that required 2 surgeries, running isn't an reasonable option
3) like running, you can ruck anywhere
4) it fits in my goals for going on an elk hunt next year.
5) I was never in the military, but am a military brat, and there are some basic fundamentals that stand the test of time... carrying heavy **** long distances toughens you up.
Curious how many other TBHers train frequently with weighted packs, or participate in ruck march events?
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