Workout while camping?

aPiratesLife31

In two weeks I will be doing some remote camping, I will have my mountain bike with me, but would also like to do some upper body strength training during the week I will be in the wilderness. I can't take any workout gear with me. Any suggestions?

AnitaCRice

Maybe body weight exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups/chin-ups on a tree limb, etc.?

Curtruns

use your imagination......I knew men in the Marine Corps that would workout with anything from five gallon water jugs, logs & rocks or just their backpacks at varied degrees of fullness. They would be very inventive and could workout a multitude of muscles that way.

jetortola

I was pondering the same question in my mind for when I go camping this summer... but by "camping" I mean with my camper in a campground park, and I was more worried about looking silly to my neighbours when I drop and give 'em 20 (and then die half-way through).

You could try some variations on traditional body-weight exercises, like pike push-ups with your feet (or knees) elevated on a rock or similar.

_nice_

I just camped and got in 2 1/2 hrs of canoeing a day and bicycling on top of that. For strength training (little bits) I did cart wheels with the kids, my usual hand stands, hand stand push ups, planks, body weight squats and wall sits, other yoga stuff (warrior 2, etc), all geared as play time contests with the kids. They slept so good! Still not what I get at the gym, but went back today for no losses on pull ups, seated rows.

joseccastaneda

I just picked up "convict conditioning." All body weight exercises.

Of_Monsters_and_Meat

chop wood.

970Mikaela1

I forgot to put gas in my motorcycle and pushed it uphill 3 miles.

ek0513

find a tree, or a large branch that has fallen down, and you could use that as weights, or even find a nice rock.

aPiratesLife31

Thanks everybody, Good suggestions. I guess I am too spoiled by all the fancy equipment in my gym. Looks like boot camp or cave man workouts for me!

chivalryder

970Mikaela1 wrote: »

I forgot to put gas in my motorcycle and pushed it uphill 3 miles.

Totally reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey3Z7a7Pleg

THAT is a workout!

AmazonMayan

Sometimes when I go hiking locally, I see men walking off the trail (I assume to stay out of general publics way) picking up very large rocks, taking a step or two, and putting them down. Over and over. They walk along doing that. It always makes me think of gladiators lol. They are very much in shape.

chivalryder

Take up rock climbing. Go hiking places where there are big rocks and cliffs for you to scale. Do it smart and safely though. You don't want to die alone in the forest.

970Mikaela1

chivalryder wrote: »

970Mikaela1 wrote: »

I forgot to put gas in my motorcycle and pushed it uphill 3 miles.

Totally reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey3Z7a7Pleg

THAT is a workout!

Lol. That was bad.

livingleanlivingclean

Can you take resistance bands with you? They only take up a small amount of space, there are different strengths, and you can do a whole range of exercises.

AllanMisner

Ditto on the cutting firewood. Using an axe to cut up a fallen tree for firewood will be one of the toughest things you can do (bring gloves, pace yourself).

kandeye

I camp nearly every other weekend. We usually camp backcountry so the hike getting there with our bags is a workout enough. But carrying logs to the campsite for firewood is quite a workout! Just find the biggest/farthest ones you can and you will get your workout