The Difference between Walking and Other Sports

Hiking, refers to walking, which is also the meaning of common people in the ancient times. According to different regions, it is divided into suburban, rural, mountain, rivers hiking and so on. But most of the hiking activities are carried out in the suburban and rural regions. When walkers are conducting long-distance hiking activities, they usually need to wear specialized hiking shoes to protect the soles. And in ancient times, hiking is the general term for go on foot, common people and the infantry.
The following passages are focusing on some topics of hiking. The classification of hiking is depend on different regions, people classified into suburban, rural, mountain, jungle, desert wilderness, snowy glaciers, valleys, plains, mountains, the Great Wall trail, grass, lake, rivers and other classified on foot. A short distance on foot is usually within 15 km, and the middle distance on foot is usually among 15 to 30 kilometers, and certainly, the long distance hiking is more than 30 km.
Hiking skills: When carrying out long-distance hiking activities, walkers usually need to wear specialized hiking shoes to protect the shoes soles and part of the physical training activities have a further requirement for the walkers to walkers emphasized on the physical training activities require 10 to 15 kg of material foot weight.People call the hiking enthusiasts and other outdoor sports enthusiast the "ALICE".
Hiking Cross refers to a outdoor acivity which require the hikers finish all their hiking tasks completely by walking. The hikers may meet with many landscapes during the process of hiking, include mountains, jungles, deserts, snowfields, streams, canyons and other landscapes. The field integrated hikers should have a higher skill in mountain climbing, rock climbing, rafting, boating, and outdoor survival. The hikers should not only have the good physical, stable psychological quality and ethical standards, but also a team help spirit. Before the hiker starts his trek, he must get a further understanding about the hiking regions conditions, such as the weather, geomorphology, degree of difficulty, the risk factor, necessary equipment, food, medicines, and so on. Because the knowledge, exploratory, and unpredictable characteristics of hiking, the hiker must acquire the relevant knowledge and skills of outdoor survival, to cope with the ever-changing field.
Good health and good physical conditions are the most important elements that the hikers should have. The hikers can not omit these prerequisite because there is no shortcuts to develop one body into a suitable one except the physical training program. The physical training skills can be gained through swimming, hiking, distance running, cycling and the strength training skills can be gained through every day push-ups, dumbbell, sit-ups and chin-up.
The following lists are the basic equipments that a hiker should prepare for his hiking. First are the essential supplies: backpack, quick-drying pants or long-sleeved, hiking boots. And in order to avoid sunburn, you can prepare a sunscreen and a hat or sunglasses. Personal medicines are also very important, like medicated oil, bone-setting medicine, stickers, stomach or individual effects of drugs, anti-mosquito drugs. Remind every body to prepare their personal water and appropriate supplement for the journey. And second are the recommended supplies: alpenstock, towels, plastic bags, spare clothes, camera, headlights, and waterproof bag.