The Many Delights Of Being A Hiker

By Carol Adams


Hiking is one of the most fulfilling yet flexible workout regimen widely practiced today. No matter which country you go, there is always a part of humanity that wants to reach great heights. They either became occasional hill trekkers or professional mountain climbers.

When a person considers his or her destination a sanctified venue, then his or her journey will be considered a special trip. Regardless of whether high ground is holy or not, hiking is a rewarding activity nonetheless. Reaching a summit of an elevated earth signifies a certain remarkable physical achievement to anyone.

Essentially, everyone will agree that hiking is an excellent workout. There is this principle in physics explaining how traversing the higher altitude should increase the gravity pull for our benefit. As far as biomechanics is concerned, the more the gravity pulls the more you exert overall physical strength and the more your muscles and stamina develop.

Speaking of breathing, the higher vantage point of earth is always blessed with what one can verily describe as "sweet air". One may feel tired from hiking but the finish line on top offers a certain amount of rejuvenation that makes recovery easier than working out on level plain around civilization. The air around high ground is denser and it suppresses the normal urge for thirst and somehow neutralizes the discomfort from internal body heating.

There is more than one way of explaining why hiking is "breath-taking". On one hand it is tiresome yet on the other hand, it is the natural predictable reaction for anyone who reaches the finish line in his or her ascending journey. No matter how tired a hiker is, he or she still has the luxury to feel breathless; captivated by the excellent view of the world below.

Hikers can sometimes even hardly feel tired when they watch their surroundings from the base of the mountain up to the summit. No matter how technologically advanced humanity has become, there is still a lot about nature for us to be amazed with. For some hikers, the farther the summit is, the better as they can prolong their visual cravings.

Many professional careers consider hiking as an integral part of their work. Among these vocations is the prestigious pool of field operations conducted by educational media National Geographic society. But hiking can be a lucrative local vocation; especially for wildlife rangers and tour guides.

There is paramount learning to every activity and one very important lesson in hiking is something that not only stretches a lifetime, but also extends to the next generations. Our ecosystem needs crusaders more than ever, especially in an era where technology is often used recklessly. Hiking is one of the organized activities that will appeal to the themes of "loving our planet while we still have a chance".




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