Hiking 101: An introduction

Derek Noble meets Brent Nixon, a Vancouver hiking guide, to learn the basics of hiking. You can burn 450 calories per hour on a moderate hike, making it a great form of exercise, as well as a way to connect with nature. Brent shows Derek the gear that is needed for hiking. He recommends clothes for Derek, suggesting that he layer and stick with synthetics as opposed to cotton, which can absorb more than ten times its weight in water. Brent also discusses the ten essentials you should carry with you-items for weather changes, potential emergencies, food and water, and a map and compass. On their hike, Brent instructs Derek on the mechanics of hiking, best methods for stepping, and the use of a walking stick.

Derek Duke Noble (www.bodynoble.com), the host and creator of Urban Fitness TV (www.urbanfitnesstv.com), is a world-renowned celebrity lifestyle and fitness guru.

As a personal lifestyle fitness guru and trainer, I have had the good fortune to work with some of Hollywood’s hottest celebrities (John McEnroe, Demi Moore, Maria Shriver, Tatum O’Neil, and Michael J. Fox) and most recently, I got the opportunity to serve as both host and executive producer of Urban Fitness TV on the Fit TV channel. After working with an extensive list of high performance athletes, high fashion models and actors who have little time to work out, but still have to look as if they live at the gym, I created the ‘focus touch’ visualization technique that can boost the effectiveness of any exercise. This technique is part of the Body Noble Method, which is a safe,...

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