Nothing like specificity— if you want to hike, get out and start walking. Don’t even set a distance or time requirement at first, just go every day. Don’t get crazy at the start, around the block, ease into it. Just build that expectation that you’re going to do something every day. This alone will get you to hiking.
At your age (I’m right there too) adding in some strength training will really make you feel good too. There are a ton of body weight workouts you could find online. Even just adding some squats or basic deadlifts with some milk jugs would make a difference.
I started doing these 7 minute workouts a few years ago and they were great and could be a good starting point:
7 minute workouts
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Reply to I probably haven’t exercised in 10 years [discussion]. by auntpama
Nothing like specificity— if you want to hike, get out and start walking. Don’t even set a distance or time requirement at first, just go every day. Don’t get crazy at the start, around the block, ease into it. Just build that expectation that you’re going to do something every day. This alone will get you to hiking.
At your age (I’m right there too) adding in some strength training will really make you feel good too. There are a ton of body weight workouts you could find online. Even just adding some squats or basic deadlifts with some milk jugs would make a difference.
I started doing these 7 minute workouts a few years ago and they were great and could be a good starting point: 7 minute workouts