Forget R&R, you need active rest

January 2011

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January 2011

Active rest training will help build up your cardio vascular fitness
Feeling tired after a long tramp? Cross-training could be just the break your mind and body needs. Tramping is possibly one of the most physically demanding sports. It all depends on how long and how hard you push yourself but often you will finish a tramp physically exhausted. Not only do you feel drained of […]

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