10 Benefits You Get from Using
Trekking Poles For Hiking
by Robin Shortt
When 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.
1.This includes pack weight distribution
to the arms, thus increasing indurance.
2.Makes keeping your balance easier as
you cross rivers and streams as well as rough terrain.
3.Lowers stress on the joints, knees,
hips and lower back.
4.Gives a more upright, hiking posture.
This in turn will make breathing more efficient.
5.Helps you go up those steep inclines.
Also helps you keep your balance on the declines.
6.Dispite some drawbacks concerning them,
the advantages far outweigh the drawbacks.
7.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.
8.Trekking poles have adjustable wrist
straps and can have plastic or cork handgrips.
9.How to use your trekking poles is done
by keeping your forearm parallel to to the ground on flat tarrain.
If you're ascending 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.
10.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.
About the Author:
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