That’s a direct quote from a friend. I am not the one to give unsolicited advice when someone clearly isn’t interested in my opinion. So I just left it. But you’ve signed up for my emails, and I take it as an agreement between the two of us that I […]

This recent study reduced patellofemoral pain in runners, but the adjustments are worth experimenting with if you’re dealing with knee pain in hiking. The first intervention that reduced the knee pain was about lessening the impact. They used all kinds of tech-related cues to make that happen, but the two […]

One of the most persistent fallacies of resistance training is that you must train four or five days a week to see significant progress in your strength. It’s simply not true. You can make incredible progress in just two 30-45min strength workouts a week. As long as you do it […]

With life’s never-ending demands from work, family, and the other dozen roles you juggle, setting ambitious fitness goals can feel like adding another pile of hay to an already full cart. It’s easy to dream big – to imagine yourself reaching that summit or tackling a challenging hike. Yet, reality […]

There are somewhere between a thousand and seven thousand hip mobility exercises floating around the internet. Some are great, some are better than nothing, and most are a waste of time. Out of the seven thousand, one stands above the rest. And that’s the half-kneeling windmill. If you’re unsure what […]

Here are my five go-to exercises for women over 40 who want to hike (and recover) with confidence. 1. Single leg squat: Targets your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. Muscles that are essential for uphill climbs and stable descents. Single-leg squats also challenge and build your ankle strength and balance. Less […]

If you’re constantly injured instead of improving, something’s not right. That sounds obvious. But when you’re in it, it’s easy to get stuck in limbo, thinking that everything’s right when it isn’t. -J  

When struggling with knee pain, we’re quick to look at things we should add to the routine: More fish oil More backwards walking More deadlifts And those are all solid options. But often, the answer is more simple than that. It’s about looking at what you’re doing already and seeing […]

Discomfort is an unavoidable part of long hikes. I don’t need to tell you that. So, you do what you can to prepare your body for the hike. Hoping that the preparation you’ve put in is enough to carry you through. But what’s often overlooked in training for long hikes […]

Most hiking programs emphasise climbing and hiking uphill. As important as that is, it doesn’t prepare the legs for downhills. And that’s totally fine if you’re never planning on coming down. Or if you’re sledding down. But in most cases, when you hike up, you hike down. The lack of […]