In this episode, I explain how hikers can use fitness assessments to judge their trail readiness, as well as share a few of my favourite assessments for hikers. If used right, assessments can be an incredible way to judge hiking fitness, to determine the effectiveness of your training and to keep you motivated moving forward. However, for a hiker to use these effectively, they can't just use any old assessment and think it will be relevant to their hiking fitness... In this episode:

• A few rules a hiker needs to consider when choosing a fitness assessment (this is where so many hikers and trainers go wrong)
• 3 different ways of assessing aerobic fitness for hikers
• A few simple tests for the lower body, upper body and core strength
• When a hiker should use assessments

To view all the assessments mentioned in this episode, you can go here: www.summitstrength.com.au/blog/fitness-assessments-for-hikers