Before you go to Nepal you must to know

Though physical fitness is an important part of any outdoor activity, you do not need to be athletes or marathon runner to enjoy the trekking in Nepal Himalayas. Most people of good fitness for their age can complete our trek. Trekking in Nepal is a walking holiday at your own pace enjoying the Himalayan vista and cultural contrast to its fullest.

Most first-time trekkers are concerned that they won’t keep up but soon discover that a steady pace will have them in destination well before they would have expected. These treks are not running competitions but walking holidays for people of all ages. However, the fitter you are, the more you will enjoy it, and you will have enough energy for extra activities.

There are three basic components of in Nepal trek preparation – aerobic, strength and mental. Aerobic conditioning is important primarily because you will trekking in thinner air, up to 40% less than at sea level. With good aerobic conditioning, you will be able to better metabolize whatever oxygen is available to you.

You should plan on doing at least one hour of aerobics 3 /4 times per week for 1 month or more before your arrival in Nepal. Walking, jogging, cycling, and hiking on the valley floor to ridgeline ascents with day back are some of the excellent forms of exercise, so long as you are strengthening leg muscles and building stamina. Speed is not the essence; stamina, confidence, and continuity are.

Rather than have long, gradually ascending trails most Himalayan trails point almost directly up, requiring a lot more effort, and especially when descending, a lot more concentration. Most people think that the biggest challenge while trekking on High Mountain is going up but it is while descending that creates the most problems. Tai Chi could be an excellent trek preparation exercise as it focuses not only on strengthening the leg quads muscles but also on technique for well-balanced weightless stepping lightly and safely.

Mental preparation is often overlooked by many trekkers who have otherwise prepared well in all other areas. While trekking may require a lot of physical effort, something to endure as the only way to see remote parts of Nepal, it can be a very enjoyable exercise in itself.

Trekking in the Himalayas is a relatively safe activity and mishaps or problems are usually minor. However, unpleasant things may occur on a long trek. You might have a bout of mild illness, not proper sleep as usual, find the trek pace too fast or slow there might be number of things annoying or stressful during some part of your trek.

Before you leave for adventure trekking, think about the journey as more than just a quest to reach a destination. Try to imagine your trip as an opportunity to experience whatever happens as an essential part of the journey. It does not matter so much whether you actually reach Everest Base Camp or any other destination.

You should be prepared to find joy and fulfillment in all the moments of your trip, including the less pleasant ones that you had not expected. Preparing to keep a very positive frame of mind throughout your trip, along with good physical conditioning, will insure that you are ready to experience all the wonders of Nepal Himalayas at its best. Thus trek physical fitness is a must to enjoy the thrill of adventure of being alive.