MOVEMENT GUIDE / TRAIL SHOES AND OPTIONAL POLES
Hill hike with poles
Choose a manageable grade, maintain a sustainable pace and descend with controlled steps.
Target muscles
Heart, lungs and working leg muscles
Setup
Choose a safe route or adjust the machine, begin with 5–8 easy minutes, and pick an effort that matches your experience.
Perform the move
Choose a manageable grade, maintain a sustainable pace and descend with controlled steps. Ease down for about five minutes. Record duration and effort; increase one variable at a time and allow recovery between hard sessions.
Why use it?
Accumulate sustainable aerobic work and support weekly activity. A conversational pace can fit around harder strength or sport sessions.
Common mistake
Increasing elevation and distance together too quickly.
Alternative
Hill walk
Use the setup, movement, common mistake and easier option above. A selected external demonstration for this exact variation has not been added yet.
Exercise within a comfortable range. Stop if a movement causes pain.
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