INSPO Fitness Journal April 2017
Everything from nutrition, beauty, home and workplace wellbeing to health, performance – and so much more.
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nz). Look up an area you have not yet been,<br />
or somewhere you remember going to. The<br />
list of short walks out there is huge. If your<br />
fitness is down, start with a small physical<br />
challenge.<br />
If you are an ultra-athlete, find something<br />
that might relax your mind rather than push<br />
the body. It is all there for us. We just have to<br />
go for a look and make the time.<br />
Once you have found a nature walk that<br />
suits your time off, plan what you might<br />
need. A daypack, some comfortable shoes,<br />
a drink bottle and some lunch. Maybe a<br />
camera, an extra warm layer? Have a look at<br />
the weather; the Met Service website (metservice.co.nz)<br />
is good for local reports. This<br />
might help you decide what to take in your<br />
daypack.<br />
If it looks like it is going to rain, get into it.<br />
Put some dry clothes in the car for when you<br />
get back. Put a thermos in your bag; maybe<br />
take a wide brim hat. Help that rain stay out<br />
of your eyes as you are going to need those<br />
for enjoying the views.<br />
It is about being out in nature. It’s something<br />
that we all need. The sight of a waterfall<br />
or a wave crashing on the beach shows us the<br />
beauty of the natural world around us. The<br />
birds flitting in the sky, the shade on a hot<br />
day offered by a big tree can be so nice.<br />
Shanan’s five favourite<br />
Waikato walks:<br />
• Pirongia<br />
• Karangahake Gorge<br />
• Pinnacles (Coromandel Range)<br />
• Cathedral Cove<br />
• Maungatautari<br />
Find the little things that make up the<br />
natural world around you. Enjoy them, watch<br />
them, and feel them with your hands or feet.<br />
You cannot beat a barefoot stroll down a<br />
sandy beach.<br />
Have a look at the Leave No Trace NZ<br />
website (leavenotrace.org.nz). This is a collaboration<br />
with the Department of Conservation<br />
to help promote conservation for our<br />
environment. Remember it is your environment,<br />
so please look after it. Have a think<br />
about the natural state of the area you have<br />
chosen to go for a walk in. What does it look<br />
like? What should it look like?<br />
Find the time to get out and about. Do it<br />
for yourself, take the time to relax in nature.<br />
It’s pretty amazing how full of energy you<br />
can be after a slog up a hill to an epic view.<br />
SHANAN MILES is Wintec’s Lead Outdoor Education tutor. He holds a Diploma in<br />
Outdoor Education and Adult Education. Shanan is an assessor for the New Zealand<br />
Outdoor Instructors’ Association and Skills Active New Zealand. In his spare time<br />
Andrew loves spending time with his family, hunting, fishing and being out in the<br />
wilderness.<br />
<strong>INSPO</strong> – FITNESS JOURNAL APRIL <strong>2017</strong><br />
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