For individuals who want to test their physical and mental stamina, mountain climbing can be a good idea. People who have climbed mountains like Mt. Everest in Nepal or Kilimanjaro in Tanzania can bear witness of how torturing the activity was and how they were able to overcome their fears and complete the climb. It is for this reason, this article provides tips on training for Kilimanjaro.
To begin, one cannot just wake up one day and the next day decide to go for the climb. There is a lot of preparation that goes into getting ready for this. For physically fit people, a training regimen of 1 to 2 months can work for them. But for individuals who are not really fit, training for this activity can even take up to 6 months.
The idea is to build the mental strength as well as the physical. These 2 aspects come hand in hand. One cannot complete the climb when he is strong physically but the mental state is poor. Chances or giving up in such a scenario are very high. Considering that during the climb the challenges that one can meet might be unbearable. Therefore one must have the mental strength to endure the challenge and strive to complete the climb.
Onto physical training, there are 3 important exercises that one must get into; Aerobics, strengthening exercises and hiking practices. As the name suggests, Aerobic exercises engages body to use oxygen to provide energy during the exercise. Examples of such activities include swimming, long distance running, jogging, walking and cycling. These activities are light to fair and will help an individual build his/her cardiovascular system, which during the climb, will enable a person use limited oxygen efficiently.
Strengthening activities should aim at building muscles on the upper, middle and lower parts of the body. To build upper back muscles, one can do sit ups, shoulder presses, swings, back and shoulder flies among other exercises. These activities also build the mid section/stomach muscles including those on lower back.
For the leg muscles, the exercises to be done include; step aerobics, squats, leg curls and lunges. In order to know these exercises and more suitable for the different parts of the body, a person ought to have a trained and experienced trainer to guide him through all these. Lastly, an individual ought to do practice hikes.
A person should therefore find difficult terrains where he lives and strive to hike on them. The hiking should be regular and a person must strive to always overcome the challenge. As discussed earlier, hiking can even contribute to building mental strength in a person. Especially if one is hiking in an area that really challenges one physically such that the mind is the only thing running.
Getting into long distance running such as marathons can be one way of building mental strength. The mental strength is one that gets people to complete a marathon after all the physical reserves have been depleted. Once a person is in good physical and mental state, climbing the Kilimanjaro can be accomplished, regardless of whether one is young or old.
To begin, one cannot just wake up one day and the next day decide to go for the climb. There is a lot of preparation that goes into getting ready for this. For physically fit people, a training regimen of 1 to 2 months can work for them. But for individuals who are not really fit, training for this activity can even take up to 6 months.
The idea is to build the mental strength as well as the physical. These 2 aspects come hand in hand. One cannot complete the climb when he is strong physically but the mental state is poor. Chances or giving up in such a scenario are very high. Considering that during the climb the challenges that one can meet might be unbearable. Therefore one must have the mental strength to endure the challenge and strive to complete the climb.
Onto physical training, there are 3 important exercises that one must get into; Aerobics, strengthening exercises and hiking practices. As the name suggests, Aerobic exercises engages body to use oxygen to provide energy during the exercise. Examples of such activities include swimming, long distance running, jogging, walking and cycling. These activities are light to fair and will help an individual build his/her cardiovascular system, which during the climb, will enable a person use limited oxygen efficiently.
Strengthening activities should aim at building muscles on the upper, middle and lower parts of the body. To build upper back muscles, one can do sit ups, shoulder presses, swings, back and shoulder flies among other exercises. These activities also build the mid section/stomach muscles including those on lower back.
For the leg muscles, the exercises to be done include; step aerobics, squats, leg curls and lunges. In order to know these exercises and more suitable for the different parts of the body, a person ought to have a trained and experienced trainer to guide him through all these. Lastly, an individual ought to do practice hikes.
A person should therefore find difficult terrains where he lives and strive to hike on them. The hiking should be regular and a person must strive to always overcome the challenge. As discussed earlier, hiking can even contribute to building mental strength in a person. Especially if one is hiking in an area that really challenges one physically such that the mind is the only thing running.
Getting into long distance running such as marathons can be one way of building mental strength. The mental strength is one that gets people to complete a marathon after all the physical reserves have been depleted. Once a person is in good physical and mental state, climbing the Kilimanjaro can be accomplished, regardless of whether one is young or old.
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