Head to the hills today! Get some fresh air! Improve your endurance and stamina on a hike! Hiking is great for your cardio health. Between the hills, turns, slopes, etc., every inch of your body will burn! Find a mountain or trail near you! Time to take a hike! Start off slow to allow your muscles to warm up. Increase speed to a fast walk or mild jog. Your legs and core will love you after this workout. Remeber to pump your arms! The combination of uphill and downhill will get you results fast! Hike the fat off! Hike the calories off! Hike to better health now!
Now try it! Crank the music up! Get started up that mountain. Enjoy the outdoors. Take it all in. Warm up for 2-3 minutes. Increase speed for at least 20 minutes. Cool down for 2-3 minutes. Challenge yourself by climbing steep hills and/ or increasing speed! Your body can do it! Mind over body! Get your hike on!
Add this to your cardio workout each month. Turn boring workouts into fun!
Heart rate gone up yet?! Your body will love you after hiking!
Take care and get fit…Jen 
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10:06 am on March 17th, 2010
Another great post Jen! Great work motivating people to take their workouts outside, especially as the weather is starting to get really nice.
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10:48 am on March 17th, 2010
Thanks for your encouragement Stacey! I can’t wait for the temps to get warmer and stay warmer. Hiking is so much fun especially when you have a friend to go along with you. Thanks for commenting!
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2:23 pm on March 17th, 2010
I love hiking! There’s this 5 mile trail by our house that my husband and I go hiking on when the weather is nice. It’s great to get out there, away from the hustle and bustle and just talk and walk…love it
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4:13 pm on March 17th, 2010
Hey Nicole!! Hiking is a great activity. You get a great workout while enjoying the outdoors. It’s great you love it! Thanks for your comment!
Nicole, RD wrote:
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7:26 pm on March 17th, 2010
Hiking is great fun! Kinda scarce around here since we are in flat country, but even being outside is great!
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7:28 pm on March 17th, 2010
I can’t wait to take my three boys outside hiking around Montreal! Spring is almost here!
8:54 pm on March 17th, 2010
I’m definitely in the flat lands!! But I can still find a few places to hit the slopes for a good workout. Thanks for commenting!!
Diane Fit to the Finish wrote:
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8:57 pm on March 17th, 2010
Hiking is a great activity for the whole family. It gets you moving and spending time together. I’m so ready for Spring! Thanks for your comment
Carla wrote:
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5:39 pm on March 18th, 2010
Being outside is a great way to get a workout & enjoy it too! We have to be careful of the mountain lions around here! :-O
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11:05 am on March 22nd, 2010
I love being outside when I can. Watch out for those mountain lions. That would be scary!! Thanks for the comment Jody!
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