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Serious endurance capacity is not built by hard intervals or high-intensity gym work but by long, comfortable hours spent moving at conversational intensity over varied terrain — and the loaded uphill walk is the purest form of this stimulus available.
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The human body adapts to reduced oxygen at altitude through a series of physiological changes that cannot be fully substituted by any sea-level training method — but a well-prepared hiker can still significantly reduce the acute altitude response.
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A full day on a mountain trail demands a surprisingly large amount of food — usually more than hikers carry — and the most effective fuel is rarely the engineered gels and bars that dominate outdoor shop shelves, but real food from an ordinary kitchen.
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