How to Lead a Hike With Confidence
Hiking with friends is fun, but if your local meetup calendar doesn’t fit your schedule, here’s how to feel confident about volunteering...
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Alicia Filley
- Aug 20
- 3 min
The 7 Best Cross-training Activities for Better Hiking
Some of us can walk out our back door and onto a trail. However, the rest of us have to stay fit for the trail doing other activities....
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Alicia Filley
- Aug 12
- 3 min
Hiking Injuries - How to Distinguish Soreness, Strain, and Sprain
Hikers get injured for many reasons, and there’s a lot of confusion about managing a musculoskeletal injury. This article explains some...
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Alicia Filley
- Jul 10
- 4 min
How to Get in Shape for Hiking
If you want hiking to feel easier, focus on cardio zone training to improve your hiking fitness and get in shape.
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Alicia Filley
- Jun 25
- 2 min
What's in YOUR Water Bottle - Choosing the Right Electrolyte Drink for Hiking
In 2021 the global estimate of the electrolyte drink market was 33.65 billion US dollars. Forty percent of that market share occurred in...
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Alicia Filley
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Protein for Hikers - How Much Do You Need? (New Recipe!)
Protein is the building block of muscle. As you age, you need to give your body more of it to combat age-related muscle loss and support...
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Alicia Filley
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Happiness for Beginners - A Hiking Novel and Netflix Movie
Watch my recent Campfire Conversation with Katherine Center, the author of Happiness for Beginners - a hiking novel and Netflix movie...
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Alicia Filley
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Make the Most of Your Step Ups
Step-ups are a great way to train for hiking, and if you have knee pain, I give some great pointers on technique here. However, I want...
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Alicia Filley
- Apr 9
- 2 min
If You're a Hiker With Knee Pain, Do Step Ups Like This & Start Conquering the Trail's Ups AND Downs
Step ups mimic climbing and strengthen the muscles that help with hiking, namely the glutes, quads, and calves. However, when quads are...
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Alicia Filley
- Feb 19
- 3 min
The Economics of Fitness and the Big Payoff
Each time you exercise or stretch, you’re investing in your health, fitness, and hiking ability. Just like with any other investment,...
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Alicia Filley
- Jan 29
- 2 min
How to do Lunges Without Hurting Your Knees
You may be scared to do lunges because they hurt your knees. However, you keep hearing that you should do them to be a better hiker. So...
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Alicia Filley
- Jan 16
- 3 min
7 Steps to Making a Great Comeback
I’ve had many comebacks, like losing 50 pounds after my twins and getting my strength and stamina back after a three-week illness that...
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Alicia Filley
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
What to do with your 10 essentials
If you’re carrying the 10 essentials when you hike, you’re prepared for the worst. But if it does, what do you do? The first thing to...
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Alicia Filley
- Oct 9, 2022
- 2 min
Hard-Core Hiking Training – Start With This Hiking-Specific Core Exercise
There are many causes of hip and knee pain in hikers. However, one thing hikers with these problems have in common is a weak core. Your...
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Alicia Filley
- Sep 25, 2022
- 2 min
10 Hiking Training Hacks For Busy People
You're busy, but you dream about being a better hiker. If only you were stronger and had more endurance. Here's 10 hiking training hacks...
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Alicia Filley
- Sep 4, 2022
- 4 min
Training for Hiking When You Hate Exercise
“I hate to exercise.” If I had a dollar for every time a hiker said that to me, I would be on my way to REI for a shopping spree right...
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Alicia Filley
- Aug 21, 2022
- 2 min
Safety Tips for Late Summer Storms and Hiking
This summer has been record setting in terms of drought and heat. Now, epic storms are rolling across the country and there are reports...
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Alicia Filley
- Aug 9, 2022
- 4 min
6 Ways Poor Sleep Impacts Hikers and 6 Tips for Better Zzzz's
Most of us live chronically deprived of sleep. Just because you’re a hiker doesn’t mean you aren’t above getting caught in the rat race...
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Alicia Filley
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
My New Favorite Hiking Shorts
I'm always on the lookout for new hiking wear. So, when KÜHL reached out and asked me to review a pair of their new hiking shorts, I...
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Alicia Filley
- Jun 26, 2022
- 2 min
Increased Ankle Range of Motion Decreases Hiker Knee Pain
The old song, Dem Bones, got it right when it says, "Ankle bone connected to the leg bone, Leg bone connected to the knee bone." Our...
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