10 Benefits of Using Trekking Poles for Hiking
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not
an act but a habit. -Aristotle-
I remember watching my boys growing up. They would go to
their Scout meetings and bring home a pole that they had
cut from a sapling. They made it into a pole by stripping
the bark and carving different designs into it. They would talk
about how they used it for hiking and on campouts.
Today things have changed a lot. The Scouts still make their
trekking poles, but more hikers are now going
high-tech.
Todays poles have much of the same benefits the scouts used
them for.
Hikers also use two of them for hiking. Which double the
benefits.
This includes pack weight distribution to the arms, thus
increasing indurance.
Makes keeping your balance easier as you cross rivers and
streams as well as rough terrain.
Lowers stress on the joints, knees, hips and lower back.
Gives a more upright, hiking posture. This in turn will make
breathing more efficient.
Helps you go up those steep inclines. Also helps you keep
your balance on the declines.
Dispite some drawbacks concerning them, the advantages far
outweigh the drawbacks.
Trekking poles today are high tech in design and with
adjustable telescopic features make them ideal for summer and
winter. Most are made from materials such as aluminum or
titanium.
Trekking poles have adjustable wrist straps and can have
plastic or cork handgrips. How to use your trekking poles is
done by keeping your forearm parallel to to the ground on flat
tarrain. If you're assending the poles will need adjusting. You
will need to make them shorter, so you will not over reach. The
opposite is also true as well. When going down a hill you will
need to lengthen the poles.
Its very easy to use trekking poles. Just walk naturally one
arm forward with the opposite leg. The poles will soon become
apart of you as you walk. As you become used to using the poles
you'll find how easy it has become to hike and how much faster
and farther you can travel.
Check out your local Scout Shop for a good quality set of
poles. You'll also be financially helping out the Scout troops
in your area.
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