The 30 Principles of Trekking Stick Walking with Your New Donkey Outdoors

At the beginning of the trekking, everything has a gradual process. If you are just participating in the outdoor trekking camp, don't be in a hurry. The following guidelines are of some reference for outdoor enthusiasts who are just beginning to hike.

1, must go according to one's own speed: Do not stubbornly rush to go, this will consume a lot of strength, the result is that the desire is not up to speed. If you are hiking with a lot of people, it is best to find a companion who is similar to your own speed.

2. Scientifically measure your physical fitness: The first time you go out on foot, it is best to stick to it for several hours, instead of planning how far you have to go. After you have understood this ability several times, you have to understand Appropriately increase the intensity of hiking through.

3, do not just look down and walk, missed the surrounding scenery: in the outdoor trekking, physical fitness is only one of the purposes, not for some of the so-called "self-malicious" purpose to run away, a great deal of physical exertion, and sometimes will not be worth the candle. Keep in mind that when you are hiking outdoors, the most appropriate speed is to be able to maintain your speed for a full day.

4, learn to rest the footwork: For walking, everyone has a set of their own methods, in the hike, should use a more comfortable way to walk, this kind of physical strength can be used scientifically and effectively.

5, when walking should be "eat more food and drink": the definition of eating and drinking is not overeating, if you eat too much, it is estimated that the road may not have gone. Drink and drink here refers to the frequency of eating and drinking. When walking, the heat loss of the body is large. In order to supplement the physical strength, it is necessary to add water and food in time. Drink plenty of water properly before climbing a large slope. If the weather is hot and sweating, add some salt to your drinking water.

6, in the process of walking should pay attention to the scientific break: Generally take 50 minutes to take a break for 10 minutes, different people can measure the addition and subtraction according to their own situation.

Trekking poles: “Gentlemen are not only different in nature but also good at things.” In outdoor activities, proper use of equipment can sometimes achieve a multiplier effect. For outdoor enthusiasts, having two trekking poles with you on foot can bring you a lot of convenience.

1. It is best to have two professional trekking poles that can be freely retracted, portable, and shockproof. If not, of course, it can also be replaced by branches and sticks on the spot.

2. When you are walking on uneven roads, trekking poles can keep your body balanced and avoid falling or stumbling.

3. When you cross the river, trekking poles equal your body and increase your fulcrum. This helps maintain balance in the turbulent, wet river.

4. When climbing uphill, trekking poles can help your feet to help. When you go downhill, you can help reduce the vibration of the knee and reduce the damage to the body.

5. Snakes may be present when walking on a mountain path with bushes. You can use the trekking poles to explore the road in front of you and play the role of grazing.

6, although not a gang, but with trekking poles, it means that you also have a hit dog stick, every village when the village, you can use it to deal with wild dogs.

7, at rest, you can use the trekking pole to support the ground seats to make a simple awning to cover the sun.

8. In winter, when there are low trees with snow, you can use the trekking poles to knock down the snow on the branches so that the snow will not fall on the body.

9, some trekking poles can also be used as a camera corner stand, while hiking, if you still have a hobby of photography, this type of trekking pole is a good choice.

Know Your Position and Direction: Safety First is the prerequisite for an easy walk outdoors. In the wild, if you lose your way, it's not a trivial matter. In order to avoid getting lost, apart from the experienced leader and guide activities. As each participant is on foot, he needs to pay more attention to his position and direction. If there is a lot of such "careful old horses" in the team, once they have lost their way, they will generally be able to return to the road.

1. When you are moving forward, always pay attention to the obvious natural signs you pass, such as rivers, lakes, rock walls, and hills with more distinctive shapes, so that once you lose your way, you can use the obvious signs to find your way back.

2. In areas where we hike, most of them have local activities. Judgment can be made based on the size of the path or whether there are traces of walking around. If your hiking route used to be a hotspot route, you can check if there are some road signs left on the road by the pioneering enthusiasts.

3, if you do not carry a compass, when there is a sun, combined with time, you can see their own shadow, to know their approximate direction of advancement.

4. When walking, it's best to bring a watch, so that you can have a clear idea of ​​time and know how much distance you have to go.

5. The time for the sun to set off in each region has a certain degree of regularity. You can ask the locals about the time of the local sun set, timely find the camp or prepare for a rest according to the time, and try to avoid walking the night when you are on foot.

Outdoor trekking and knee protection: As the saying goes, "Old legs are old," and the legs are the first to appear on the knees. Many donkeys suffer from pain due to lack of attention to the protection of the knee. The longer the year of outdoor play, the more valuable the knee is. The knee is the weakest joint in the human body, but the longest bone and the strongest muscle are connected. Every day, we rush to the hard cement pavement in the city. At weekends, ZNFB is in the high mountains. The knees are the most stressed parts. The knee injury may come suddenly, but the recovery can really be a disease, such as a snag ~ In order to maintain our physical health, to lower the body for better outdoor activities, to continue a happy life, knee maintenance should arouse our special attention.

1. The most important one: Do not run down the mountain, do not jump, speed is slow, be careful. Descent to the knee is the most deadly of the knees, and most of the crippled donkeys are because of this. The correct way to go downhill is: the center of gravity is behind and slightly lower, and the forefoot stands to shift the center of gravity (not the center of gravity on the front foot), and there is always a foot on the ground.

2. Reduce the load as much as possible. Before you set off, you must be on your own. Even if you are climbing a hill, it is normal to walk upright for more than 4 hours. Under normal circumstances, the weight is more than 1/4 of the body weight. The downhill will control the rhythm from the point of view of protecting the knee. Even under special circumstances, the weight should not exceed 1/3 of the body weight.

3. Before you start climbing, make full preparations, including stretching, so that the joints, muscles, ligaments, etc. get a good warm-up. You can also use your hands and fingers to rub the lower edge of the knee to promote joint lubrication night secretion.

4. Use knee pads and trekking poles. Alpenstocks should be selected, preferably two, and the upper arm should share as much weight as possible. Did I find that many people scorned the use of protective gear and felt too "something"? I also don't understand why, but I strongly recommend using these two kinds of protective gear, especially the trekking poles.

5. Do not show off the psychology, otherwise you can only prove that it is not mature enough, if you really want to climb a little refresh, choose to show speed when you go up the mountain, by the way do not forget to help everyone carrying water.

6. What kind of physical strength do you have to climb? What kind of mountain should you climb first? Challenge the new difficulty to be gradual and gradual. It is recommended that you correctly assess your physical strength and outdoor ability before starting. Think about whether you can keep pace with the speed or process of your fellow practitioners. It is best to not overdraft yourself. Knees.

7. Wear shoes suitable for climbing, and remember that generally soft land, grass, gravel slopes, snow is relatively friendly to the knee, but pay attention to non-slip, and when you take the gravel road must take care of walking under you People, or too grandchildren.

8. Do not "lock joints". When the thighs are overworked, the joints are not self-conscious when walking, that is, the legs are stretched straight, which can reduce the burden on the thigh muscles, temporarily relax the muscles, but it is very easy to cause knee strain, knee injury, ankle Strain and ankle sprain.

9. Strengthen the strength of the leg muscles, developed muscles can relieve the pressure on the knee under certain conditions, so as to minimize the damage of the knee. Usually strengthen the quadriceps (thigh) and cruciate ligament exercise, if the conditions to go to the fitness club, then the best, because there is coaching guidance, to avoid the wrong posture lead to injury, if the injury is really not worth the time in the exercise (I did not notice the injury when I exercised stocks last year. I regret it for more than half a year! For ways to exercise, I can look for opportunities to discuss). Girls do not use too much weight, can be combined with muscle stretching, such as yoga or leg compression, do not worry about exercise leg strength thigh will become thick, with the strength of the public exercise, will speed up fat metabolism to promote fat loss, even if you want to become thick It's hard.

10. The last one, if the knee injury has been more serious, it is not recommended that you climb the mountain again, cultivate other hobby, such as swimming, boating, playing CS, pushing World of Warcraft, playing marbles, taking foreigners.....