Originally Posted by
Six Steps
Wow! Thank you everyone. I was afraid when I posted I would get comments about being too old to even try, but everyone is so encouraging. I am walking four miles most days. Really difficult to squeeze more in right now but will be able to in the future. The weight is coming off slowly but I think by the time I can do any real hiking I will be at a more realistic weight. I love the kettle ball idea because that is something I can do at home. That will help my arm strength.. I'm not sure I can handle P90X or Insanity* unless they have a slow start program. How did old age sneak up on me like this?
We do have hills in this area of Kansas but not anything near what I need to build up to. I worry about having the leg strength for steeper climbs. I am reading trail journals and hope to pick a section that is at least somewhat realistic for my conditioning when the time comes. Also studying everything I can about ultralight backpacking. I figure since it will be hard enough getting me moving along I won't need extra weight bogging me down.