>>2838936Better start working out now, Rajesh. I’m not joking.
The peak is about as high as the highest peak in the lower 48 states. At around 8,000 feet you really start to notice the difference in oxygen density in the atmosphere as the hemoglobin in your blood can’t deliver enough oxygen to your brain and muscles. At that height, elevation sickness can become a thing. You’re going to around 15,000ft.
The thing is, since you’re sedentary, you can increase your base cardio endurance immensely in that time. I work out regularly. If I really pushed and focused on just cardio, I wouldn’t make too many gains in such a short period of time.
Can you prep for that particular hike in two months? Maybe. Age plays a big factor. Join a gym today and focus on lower body strength and cardio endurance. Pick something like a treadmill or a stationary bike and stay in high zone 2 cardio (look it up) for an hour and a half.
Strengthen your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. Squats, Romanian deadlifts, trap bar deadlifts, split squats… there’s a ton of info in this. You can do stuff like box steps as well, or climb stairs. Even an elliptical machine is sort of ok. But those are the three major muscle groups.
Don’t listen to any of the retards that say “JuSt Go FoR LoNg WaLkS.” There’s not enough time in the day for that to be effective, unless you’re unemployed.
You do have to walk though, so on the weekends go for extended walks. Hilly is best, obviously. Nothing can quite mimic actually hiking, plus a gym routine won’t toughen your feet. Walking regularly will cause calluses that prevent blisters later.
Tbh I don’t think any particular routine is better than another, as long as you’re doing something. I feel like doing nothing is just horrible, and doing anything involving the lower body is such a vast improvement over coming straight from the couch to a big hike.
