It's hard work, I have to drag myself out of bed now and go for a 10km jog. It has to be done. Not every day and not the same training everyday. If you have hills or mountains and time of course. Mountain or hill walking for 3 - 6 hours three times a week will have you mountain fit in no time. The real key to success is this:
The strength in the muscle is gained in the hold (slower movement) and forcing the leg to deal with the extra load, So if you are carrying a backpack with 6kg - 15kg (depending on what mountain you are training for) and walking uphill and around the hills for 3 hours plus, you will be putting the muscle under simple pressure as high altitude. So continued higher heart rates with a heavier load will result in better strength, conditioning and endurance when your body has less oxygen to play with.
You have coached your body and muscles and handle more pressure walking uphill with extra weight in your backpack and once you take the weight off when you get to Kilimanjaro your body will know how to perform under pressure.
Everyone is individual so specific training as per your condition would need to be assessed to maximize ones progress and potential. For more information get in contact.
My Jog this morning will help and is great training, but walking uphill with weight on my back would be a better option, but no time to get to the hills today Im afraid.
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