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<\/p>\nI\u2019m sure everyone is aware you have to be relatively fit to do this trek. I was told you don’t need to be the ultimate\u00a0athlete (I’m most definitely not!); you just have to make sure you\u2019ve had some form of physical preparation for\u00a0a few months before your trek. After speaking to friends who have done the trek, I was advised some trekkers\u00a0train for an entire year prior to the trek however, if you do regular exercise and are relatively fit, you should be\u00a0fine. I hope so as I definitely don\u2019t have a year to prepare. In my own preparation I have done a bit of running,\u00a0walking and interval training with a colleague three times a week. I definitely feel that this has increased my level\u00a0of fitness. I\u2019m generally an active person so I mainly needed to increase the intensity of my run\/walk and extend it\u00a0for a few extra kilometres as endurance training. Also about a month before the trek we decided hired a personal\u00a0trainer to help us along and to push us just a little further. He mainly focused on cardio and straight training and I\u00a0feel much more confident about getting to Base Camp comfortably.<\/p>\n
Cycling and swimming 30 -60 minutes 3 to 4 times a week are also great alternatives, as is just about anything\u00a0that gets your cardio working.<\/p>\n
As you can imagine there is a lot to organize and a lot to consider. Here are some \u2018need to knows\u2019 about\u00a0preparation for the EBC & some advice I received from friends.<\/p>\n
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Depending on the time of year you go, you\u2019ll need suitable gear. Firstly and most importantly I need to mention\u00a0trekking boots. They have to be fitted professionally by someone who knows what they are doing. One of my\u00a0friends bought a pair of ill fitted boots (after being fitted by a \u201cprofessional\u201d) for a trek in the Grand Canyon and\u00a0unfortunately she could not complete it due to bruising and blisters upon blisters. It ruined her holiday. No\u00a0amount of blister patrol is going to help you if your boots are either too big or too small.<\/p>\n
Next have to be thermal underwear, jacket and pants. I\u2019ll be travelling in April so its spring time in Nepal and the\u00a0weather should be dry but cold. I decided to take 2 pairs of thermal underwear, a pair of compression tights (to\u00a0increase circulation and blood flow to the muscles), a pair of hard shell pants (waterproof and breathable) and of\u00a0course a good quality down jacket. Gear has been the biggest monetary outlay next to the trek itself and flights\u00a0however, I don\u2019t think you should compromise on quality when undertaking a trip of a lifetime.<\/p>\n
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Having said all that, you can have the greatest gear in the world but if you don\u2019t have the fitness and mental\u00a0preparation behind you, your chances of completing the trek and very slim.<\/p>\n
As I mentioned, you don’t have to be a professional athlete to do the trek, in \u00a0fact, you probably don’t have to prepare at all if you are a fit person but let\u2019s\u00a0face it; we could all be a little fitter. Physical preparation will probably save a\u00a0lot of pain and suffering on the trail and help you enjoy the experience much more.\u00a0The common theory to all training is pushing yourself and building physical and mental discipline.<\/p>\n
Happy and safe trekking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m sure everyone is aware you have to be relatively fit to do this trek. I was told you don’t need to be the ultimate\u00a0athlete (I’m most definitely not!); you just have to make sure you\u2019ve had some form of physical preparation for\u00a0a few months before your trek. After speaking to friends who have done […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":5159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[16,278,279,269,186],"yoast_head":"\n