This is an excelllent point. Its very good advice to start slowly and allow for recovery. Many people (myself included) experience overuse injuries on trail. Hiking is really the best training to reduce joint and tendon type injuries. Excellent cardio fitness from non impact training could lead to starting too fast and result in injury. This is exactly what happened to me last year after lots of biking, swimming and rucking on streets and sidewalks, but less on trail training.
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On Feb 10, 2025, at 8:34?AM, MORI COSTANTINO via groups.io <mcostantino@...> wrote:
?Cycling is not walking.
Specificity in training is the key to minimizing sport specific injuries.
The little balance muscles get exercised on uneven trails. When small muscles tire out, joints , tendons, ligaments take a pounding.
I’m a fan of “go slow to go smooth, go smooth to go far “.
Corollaries are:
Hard day, soft day.
Many overuse injuries are under recovery injuries.
Hydration helps prevent joint injuries (and the spine is a joint).
Just a few thoughts….
Still wondering why I wander......
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