Get in Shape for Your Dream Trek and Join the Community

The weekly 2 hour trek training sessions start out with a hiking specific warm-up that includes stick rolling, a 5-10 minute walk, simple glute strengthening exercises, and dynamic stretches. We then begin the "workout" where we intermix hiking with exercises that specifically train the muscles you will utilize on the trail and will help to improve your mobility, stability, and strength. Another part of our workout includes interval hill training to help increase your cardiovascular endurance for those long climbs on your treks.  This portion is done at your own pace as everyone walks at different speeds. The session ends with a cool down that includes a relaxed 5-10 minute walk back to where we started and static stretches to help improve flexibility and help prevent injuries. Rest assured that at any time during the session, if an exercise is taught that you do not feel comfortable doing or you know that you should not do, then Sheri will help you find an exercise that suits your comfort level or your needs, or you can opt to rest as well. 

Every other week we will head to a different park in the greater Seattle area.  The goal of these 2-hour hikes is to build our hiking endurance.  As we hike for 2 full hours we will get to know each other and the trails of our beautiful local parks.  Pace for these hikes is around 3mph when walking on flatter areas.  As we climb up and down hills, the pace naturally slows down a bit. You will learn proper hiking form walking on flats, up hills and down hills and how to use your hiking poles in the most efficient way.