Fitness

For easy to moderate hiking, focus on building endurance, leg strength, and stability. Here are key exercises that will prepare your body:

Nordic Walking

Learn to hike with unique Nordic poles on our beautiful local trails. This creative walking technique originated in Norway and is now very popular across Europe. It boosts your cardio walking, plus the benefit of providing an upper-body resistance-strength workout, now using 85 to 90% of all body muscles you activate. Check out dates and locations here.

5K Training

If you’ve never run before or need support to get back to it, this program will help you build up to complete the 3.4-mile (5.47 km) Groton Town Forest Trail Race on October 5, 2025. Learn more here