1. Train Yourself
Training and fitness should be a top priority for a trekker. The best way to prepare yourself for a long hard trek is to start at home. Start walking to the market, or the grocery shop. To train for a long tiring trek, your legs should be able to cope with the constant pressure.
2. Workout For Your Legs
Walking on a street seems normal but, scaling an alpine terrain is a totally different story. A slight strain on your leg muscle can lead to a major injury there. If you are a gym guy, do lots of weighted squats and lunges.
3. Start Carrying A Backpack
On most of the trekking trips, you will be carrying a backpack along with you which will contains stuff like food, cloths and water. So while training, make it a part of your workout to carry a backpack with some load in it, 3-4 kgs to start with. If you want to train hard, try carrying more load in it. This practice will train everything from your shoulders to your legs and lungs.
4. Choose The Right Footwear
Training your legs is not the only thing required, get your feet the much required comfort of a good pair of trekking shoes. Buy a good quality pair of trekking shoes, preferably water resistant and well ventilated. You should start wearing your shoes months before the actual trek. This will make them adapt more according to your feet and will avoid blisters during trek. The image below shows a horrible shoe choice!
5. Eat Right
Food and water are as essential as training for a trek. Keep enough stock for the entire trek. Nuts, dried fruits, chocolate etc are great source of some much needed energy on a trek. While gaining altitude, water is vital to fight the altitude sickness and the good news is that most of the high altitude streams, away from villages are fresh and clean to drink. So keep yourself filled up and well hydrated.
6. Carry Basic Medication
Cuts and bruises are common on treks when you cross dense vegetation or fall on slippery snow. So, always carry a basic first aid kit to handle these mishaps. Also take particular care of your medication if you are allergic to something. On long treks, when you are days away from the nearest population, you should have some medication at your rescue.
And, Always follow your instincts on a trek. If you feel that you are having some problem walking or breathing, call it out immediately.
Happy travelling :)
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