Staying Mountain Fit During The Winter - Part One
A huge thank you to Kelsey Williamson for help with all of time images featured in this blog.
There is a day, every spring, when I lay out all of my backpacking gear for the year, pack in into my bag more meticulously than I ever will in real-life conditions and toss it on my back - just to see what it feels like. A metric ton of bricks - THAT is what my backpack feels like just before the ground melts and I spend as many days as humanly possible sleeping in a tent atop a mountain. I have to admit that the past few years I have had the opportunity to travel during the winter months, with a few December and March days closer to (or south of) the equator making that spring backpacking curve slightly less steep. But this year I set a few lofty fitness goals for myself (including running the Lewiston Ultra Marathon) and decided that it was time to plan ahead and so I started working with Kyla and Kyle from Vagabond Fit (great name - right?) to make the gym a less scary place, have workout options on the road when I don’t have a gym or even in the backcountry and be held accountable even when working out is the last things I want to do. And with the current viral outbreak closing gyms and making me think twice about going out for long runs in the city - my at home workouts have been helping me keep sane during the past few days (that feel like years for a Canadian who is having a VERY hard time with the concept of social distancing). Also huge thank you to Kelsey for being my favourite workout buddy and also taking all of the photos featured in this blog.
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10 forward / palms down arm circles 10 backward / palms up arm circles
10 each leg hiesmans
Circuit 1 (x2)
5 each leg reverse lunges
5 inch worm walk outs
5 each leg single leg RDL’s
10 leg lifts
Circuit 2 (x2)
10 push-ups
10 each side heel touches
10 supermans
30 second plank hold
Circuit 3 (x1)
20 squats
Stretch (x2)
20 second - Take a Knee (each side)
20 second - Seated Knee hugs (each side)
20 second - Butterfly hold
20 second - Deep squat hold
Overview:
This workout is from Vagabond Fit
Warm- up (x2)
10 each leg - high knees
10 forward / palms down arm circles
10 each leg hiesmans
10 backward / palms up arm circles
Circuit 1 (x2)
5 each leg reverse lunges
5 inch worm walk outs
5 each leg single leg RDL’s
10 leg lifts
Circuit 2 (x2)
10 push-ups
10 each side heel touches
10 supermans
30 second plank hold
Circuit 3 (x1)
20 squats
Stretch (x2)
20 second - Take a Knee (each side)
20 second - Seated Knee hugs (each side)
20 second - Butterfly hold
20 second - Deep squat hold
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