Rucking
As mentioned as a possibility in (the joy of walking)[./the-joy-of-walking], I’ve been doing a little weighted walking. Given the current lock-down situation that’s just been while dog walking.
I’ve started with a 10kg weight in my normal backpack, so no investment required. I’ve probably been doing a mile or two on the evening walk. So far I’ve not taken weight every day, nor to a precise schedule, sometimes a few days in a row, sometimes odd ones.
It’s still early days on the impact it’ll have, but it feels good. Not that that necessarily means much. But by all accounts it should strengthen back and shoulders, which I need, as well as over all improvements.
I think my next plan is to get to the stage where I can follow the GORUCK light training plan for starters. That aims to get you ready for a GORUCK Light event. While I won’t necessarily be doing that, it does provide a framework of increasing distance. First step is “ruck pt” a couple of times a week, alongside rucking on the dog walk a few times. I’ll follow another suggestion to add either a mile or 5lb a week, when I feel up to it. Likely a few weeks of getting used to it first.