Many people that working out or staying fit simply means going to the gym. But this is wrong. You don’t have to go to the gym every week to feel as though you are working out. There are a variety of other ways that you can get in so much-needed exercise. One of which is by hiking. That’s right, to answer your questions, hiking is considered to be a form of exercise. Now you may enjoy hiking so you might think that this is wrong. But what you don’t know is that you should be enjoying your workouts. Working out shouldn’t leave you feeling bad at the end of it.
This means that you should actually look into doing activities that you both enjoy and that will serve as a workout. Hiking can be seen as a workout for a number of reasons. Firstly, you are walking. By now you should know that walking has been and will always be a form of exercise. While walking you use a number of different muscle groups in your body. Secondly, while hiking you are most likely to be walking uphill. Walking uphill adds resistance to your walking which is great for building muscle.
Also, hiking increases your heart rate which is exactly what you do at the gym. This means that you are definitely exercising while hiking. Your body is consistently moving which is exactly what you want when working out. So you see, regardless of where you are working out, as long as you can feel these changes in your body, you are working out. With that said, remember you don’t have to go to the gym to work out and you should enjoy whatever exercises you are doing.