Fitness is obviously very important to this type of activity. Even though it isn't a long sprint, the distance involved in walking all of our national trails is demanding.
Not to mention the possibility of injury whilst out walking. Just putting your foot on a stone that moves can cause a sprained or twisted Ankle, and since I'll have approximately 40kg of weight on my back(That's 40% of my body weight), this can complicate the simple strained ankle to a back injury or twisted knee.
Because of this a high degree of fitness is required. I'm not talking about being the next Geoff Capes or Limford Christie, but it is still an important part of my preparation.
Every other day I complete approximately 60 minutes of cardio vascular exercises and 30 minutes working on my strength. I know going to a gym is not every ones idea of a good time, but it is a necessary evil if I'm going to be fit enough to complete all the challenges I have set for myself in the near future.
It's all well and good spending hours in the gym every week, but it still wont help unless you go out on a few "Practice" walks. For me these will be walking the first 40 odd miles of the pennine way with the full weight I will be taking with me, as well as single day walks in the Chesterfield area(My home town) again carrying the full bag I will be using.
Having done all this, I might just be able to Finnish my challenge UN supported.
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