| Country or Region | Tramping is known as |
| US | Hiking |
| Canada | Hiking |
| UK | Walking, trekking, rambling, hill walking and fell walking |
| Europe | Backpacking |
| Australia | Tramping, bushwalking |
| New Zealand | Tramping |
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The Benefits of Tramping
- The cheapest social activity. Tramping or walking is actually a cheap way of spending quality time with your family and friends. You don’t need money to go tramping. You can carry a conversation while walking and you’ll be surprised how far you can hike. Time flies fast my friend.
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- It's a cardiovascular workout too. A cardiovascular workout is defined as any physical activity that raises your heart rate. Tramping definitely ticks that box. Furthermore, if you’re looking for other activities to lose weight and get fit, this should be on your list. It’s true that diet has a bigger effect on weight loss than exercise, but exercise also help. Exercise keeps your heart healthy, helps to lower your blood pressure and can help to prevent you from getting metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes.
- Load up on negative ions. Are you familiar with negative ions? They’re negatively charged molecules that improve your health and well-being. They’re naturally abundant in nature especially in the bush where most of your tramping takes place.Negative ions increase your serotonin and endorphin levels. These two are responsible for improving your mood. To learn more about negative ions, click here. You’re also giving your lungs clean, unpolluted air to breathe for a change.
- It’s not age specific. Both the young and old can enjoy tramping because there are varying levels of tracks from very easy short half and full day walks to strenuous multiple day hikes. Its a great way to introduce your children to the outdoors at an early age. Kids love carrying their own mini backpack with a snack and drink bottle just like mummy or daddy.
- Exercise is good for your health. Exercise has countless benefits to your health and wellbeing such as helping to slow the aging process, improving cognitive health and back pain and preventing osteoporosis. We all know that we should be getting at least 30 mins of exercise at least 3-5 days a week, but knowing this and actually doing this are two different things. The great thing about tramping is that the exercise part is an added bonus while you’re having a fun, social weekend away with friends or family in the countryside.
Related Links
References
- Kenney, W Larry, Jack H. Wilmore, and David L. Costill. Physiology of Sport and Exercise. 5th ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, ©2012.
- Powers, Scott K. Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, ©2012.
- Barnett, Shaun. Shelter from the Storm: The Story of New Zealand's Backcountry Huts Shaun Barnett. Nelson, N.Z.: Craig Potton Pub., 2012.
- http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/AHShealthben.pdf
- http://scholarcommons.sc.edu/sph_physical_activity_public_health_facpub/119/?utm_source=scholarcommons.sc.edu%2Fsph_physical_activity_public_health_facpub%2F119&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/and-down-make-different-workouts
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03344138#page-1
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