Hi Mowser. I very much appreciate your realistic advice for developing multi-day walk fitness. I particularly appreciate the inventive way you build the “training” in to daily activity, making it so much more achievable. As a result of your booklet I often take long “short cuts” now to get me off the bush and reserve paths I train on, so I get uneven footing, log stepping, ducking, etc. I have much more interesting training and am sure I will be better prepared! Lots of other stuff too… Thanks heaps! See previous
Hi. I downloaded the fitness planner from mowser for an upcoming trek on the cape to cape in SW of WA a month ago. I was already following my own plan which wasn't really working for me. Thank goodness I found mowsers plan. Following his suggestions, now my legs are in better shape because of, not only the walking plan with a backpack, but more importantly the squats, lunges and planking etc which I never considered have improved the legs incredibly. I now will conquer this trek far more easily than without the programme without doubt, thanks to mowser. Leg strength is probably the most important part of any trek and now they are in better condition than before. My trek will now by the fun it should be other than the hard slog it may have been.
I am in the process of using the 5 week hiking training plan I came across on Mowser's youtube channel. I am planning on using it to training for a 3 day hike in the Blue Mountains It is very helpful, very clear, with a nice balance of flexibility. I find a lot of hike training plans are very complicated with many working parts. I can already feel my body strengthening for my upcoming hike and no injuries along the way! Thanks Mowser. The training plan helped me easily fit workouts into my everyday in a way which I could wrap my head around. My body is stronger, without injuries.
I stumbled across Mowser online and am loving working through the various YouTube videos and the free resources. I downloaded the guide for getting fit and was very pleased to see it was based on the couch to summit training which I was already following. I was happy to find that many of the tips I was already putting into use but there were many new ones I hadn’t thought about e.g. the dyneema food bags. I love that this is an Australian sharing info about products for Australian hiking.
Found you on YouTube and, as a long-time hiker and backpacker (since the 70s), liked your experience-based perspective. Resuming longer trail hiking after I retired, I knew my fitness needed an upgrade. My wife and I recently completed a 5-day hike of the Sunshine Coast Trail in BC, Canada. The tips you've offered have complemented what we've already been doing. In the case of fitness training and meal planning, your guide and calorie/weight calculator have made our lives easier. The training tips, especially the walking with weighted packs, and also specific exercises, helped us develop strength and endurance before our long hike. We also adapted your meal planner to the foods available in our area. This helped us cut weight and eat well on the trail.
The Walking Your Way to Hiking Fitness plan helped me get in shape for an upcoming 3-day hike. Walking a lot more in daily life and doing the exercises made a difference, and it was great to have a plan to follow. The Hiking Cheatsheet was also a great reference tool as it summed up a lot of the information I had seen in the videos. Show more
The fitness planner is a great help especially if you have no idea where to start with training. It is not scary as some training plans can be, it’s simple in set out and it’s all doable! Great that it’s set out to cover the different levels so you could start at beginner level and allowing time, could train your way up towards the more advanced level. Great that it contains strength training and walking. It’s good!Show more