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Once you've achieved some basic fitness as preparations for a good hike, there are a few other things that will help you get completely ready. General fitness is great, but there are specialized activities that are appropriate to hiking, another specialized form of exercise. Walking barefoot around the house and yard is not a bad idea. It's not essential, but it helps toughen up the soles of your feet. There's a special ointment which might want to look into because it's helpful for sores, can make skin tougher over time, and helps kill germs.

 

Hiking means that you have to walk farther than everyday walk. It needs combination of good hiking rhythm, walking speed and fixed Rest Intervals. Because of too enthusiast, someone may tend to start off too fast, get tired quickly, take an early rest, and start off too fast again. However, there is one concept that will improve your overall Hiking performance, endurance, and pleasure. The first is about hiking rhythm. It will make you to stick to a fixed schedule of breaks instead of having to break every time you run out of breath and start panting. Moreover, it helps you to plan your hikes. Steady hiking rhythm will decrease the strain you put on your feet, legs, lungs, and overall body. It also will leave you less tired at the end of the day compared to having variations in your walking intensity. Then, it is generally more enjoyable because you never over exert yourself and keep the physical strain at enjoyable levels.

 

There are times while hiking when it's a good idea to be able to fall back on traditional navigation techniques. Modern navigation may not work well due to break or signal gets blocked by. The best way to be prepared is to have some basic navigational knowledge that doesn't count on anything more than your eyes and intelligence. It is super easy to obtain and use. Most people learn early in life that the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. However, it is sometimes a little difficult to judge. In the Northern Hemisphere, at noon the sun will be south of you. If you wait an hour, it will have moved enough to judge its general direction easily. Taking note of the landmarks around is important. Take note of the sun's position at half-hourly intervals and keep a mental graph of the line along which it moves. That will give you a natural East-West line. Once you know that, finding North and South is easy because north is 90 degrees 'to the right' of west, south is 90 degrees 'to the left'.

At night, your navigation is the stars but often you just have to wait until you get a clearer view. When you can see the stars they're often very bright because most hiking areas are far away from city lights. It should be relatively easy to pick out some major constellations to use as guides.