We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence
then, is not an act but a habit.
-Aristotle-
I remember watching my boys growing
up. They would go to their Scout meetings
and bring home a pole that they had
cut from a sapling. They made it into a pole
by stripping
bark and carving different
designs into it. They would talk about
how they used it for hiking and on campouts.
Today things have changed a lot. The Scouts
still make their trekking poles, but more hikers
are now going high-tech.
Todays poles have much of same
benefits scouts used them for.
Hikers also use two of them for
hiking. Which double benefits.
1.This includes pack weight distribution
to arms, thus increasing indurance.
2.Makes keeping your balance easier
as you cross rivers and streams as
well as rough terrain.
3.Lowers stress on joints, knees, hips
and lower back.
4.Gives a more upright, hiking posture.
This in turn will make breathing
more efficient.
5.Helps you go up those steep inclines.
Also helps you keep your balance on
declines.
6.Dispite some drawbacks concerning
them, advantages far outweigh
the drawbacks.
