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Fitness
Health, fitness and first aid for hikes, camping, backpacking and other outdoor activities.
Ibuprofen, Tylenol, etc.
by tmangan • March 9, 2007 • 6 Comments
A thread at TrailForums chats up the pluses/minuses of Vitamin I and other over-the-counter pain relievers. Something I had never heard before: As for Tylenol, please keep in mind that the margin of safety with this drug is quite narrow,…
At the chiropractor
by tmangan • February 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
PTC class o’ 2007 hopeful Stephanie is trying to get a small detail in order — the fact that her spine is a bit of train wreck — and reports back from her first chiropractic experience: First, he sat me…
Focus and fitness
by tmangan • January 19, 2007 • 5 Comments
I once met a Russian at the Mission Peak summit named Vladimir who informed me without an extra breath that he’d climbed to the top in 49 minutes. My time was an hour and 20. Guy had serious legs. And…
Working off the holiday fat
by tmangan • January 9, 2007 • 2 Comments
The Daily Record in the UK has a straightforward plan: cut your food intake and up your physical activity to burn an extra 500 calories a day, and you’ll lose a pound in a week. Keep it up and you’re…
Off-season exercises
by tmangan • January 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
Wilderness trailcraft on staying in shape for hiking when local conditions make hiking impractical: What I’ve discovered over the past few years of spring training is that it is extremely difficult to exercise all my hiking muscles in the gym.…
Anatomy of a blown knee
by tmangan • January 2, 2007 • 0 Comments
From time to time I’m obliged to recognize the existence of people who require a bit more excitement during their forays into the outdoors. They strap pairs of long, narrow slabs to the bottoms of absurdly stiff boots and hurl…
Gettin’ fit in Florida
by tmangan • November 30, 2006 • 1 Comment
Sharon Allen, PCT Class o’ 2007, sent this link along: Highway2Health Walk. What it’s about: Highway2Health is an educational 6 week fitness Odyssey in which a group of health-oriented participants transform their bodies by eating a diet high in fresh,…
Strengthening your ankles
by tmangan • November 4, 2006 • 0 Comments
A hiker asks Outside magazine’s fitness guru how to build stronger ankles. Turns out previous injuries that haven’t healed properly can cause weakness down the road: In addition to being born with loose ankles, you can also develop them due…