Training for hiking? 🥾 Focus on strength, balance, and conditioning that actually carry over to the trail. ✔️ Quad-focused exercises ✔️ Posterior chain (glutes hamstrings) ✔️ Multi-directional movement ✔️ Lower leg strength ✔️ Balance work ✔️ Plyometrics (jumping and landing) ✔️ Core strength ✔️ Conditioning to tie it all together Conditioning can be done in a controlled setting, like a gym, or in the field through actual hiking or rucking. Progressive hiking that increases load, duration, or p