Daily News | Three exercises to help you become a better hiker
Like other cardio competitors, hiking improves cardiovascular health, which is essential for lowering your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure. But what makes this activity unique to others is the way in which it promotes a better mind/body connection by strengthening a little something called proprioception.
The components of hiking include balance-improving single-leg movements, needing to calculate each step as you move along uneven turf, and having good reaction time when encountering unexpected objects or debris in your path, all of which help boost your proprioception skills. This sort of fitness session is especially useful for older adults for fall prevention, as the body’s proprioception tends to decline with age.
Stand with your back toward the chair or platform. With your left foot on the floor and right on the bench, laces down, bend your knees to lower down into a split squat so the left knee is at about a 90-degree angle, with the thigh parallel to the floor and back knee hovering above the ground. The front knee should not extend beyond the toes. If you can’t do this, hop your front foot forward more.
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