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The hike is a state of mind, the body is secondary.
In the wake of fashionable teachings about energy, more and more training teachers are advising to draw on its lack in nature. Listen to the wind, the sound of the surf, the rain. Look at mountains, hills and valleys. Enjoy the smell of herbs and pine needles after the rain. It is just a hike that is best able to confront you with the main healer of our time – nature.
Not everyone loves hiking due to the lack of amenities, physical fitness, and physiological limitations. But the tourism industry in Russia is developing, and today the trip can be different from a very light form to a very difficult one for real professionals.
Why do you need a hike?
During the hike, you can achieve several goals at once: get active rest, physical activity, health improvement and reboot the brain.
1. Full active rest
Often, spending their holidays in popular resorts, tourists, in fact, do not change the conditions of their lives. From a crowded city they come to a crowded city, they also go to cafes and restaurants, listen to the noise of the city, and communicate with the same people as at home.
Rest is different for everyone. But first of all, it is a change in the environment, living conditions, not only in the temperature of the air and vegetation. Rest is a change in lifestyle in general. This is exactly what the hike gives.
2. Physical activity
Hiking is the same sport, but not 1 hour a day and 3-4 times a week. And the whole day 7-14 days in a row. During the hike, you will get toned legs and buttocks. Get a long-lasting tan.
3. Wellness
A hike involves a long active movement. As a result, the respiratory and cardiovascular systems are strengthened. Add fresh natural air to this and get exceptional benefits for the whole organism.
4. Reboot the brain
The scourge of city dwellers is depression. Eternal bustle, an overabundance of electric light, constant presence in the room, and among office workers, a constant sitting position puts pressure on people. Mortgages, loans, the search for a stable income puts pressure on the psyche.
The hike relieves people of this heavy burden at least for a while. Makes you live in the present, distracts and gives you strength.
Types of hikes
You can choose a hike depending on your training and interests: from beginner to difficult level.
1. Beginner level
The easiest hike option. There are many variations: for tourists with small children, for retirees, for people who value convenience.
Features:
- Easy routes. Long distances are covered by cars or buses. The hiking trails are small and mostly follow comfortable and level paths.
- Overnight stays are provided at recreation centers, where there is bed linen, shower, bath, toilet.
- On the streets there are comfortable gazebos with barbecues and ready-made campfires. The firewood has already been chopped up.
Your task is simple: enjoy nature, communicate with like-minded people and relax.
2. Average level
Intermediate hikes are provided for beginners who need a share of extreme, for more or less physically prepared people, for children, adolescents who can walk long distances and carry all their belongings on their own.
Features:
- Long hiking trails. You need to walk up to 20 km per day. Moreover, the routes are different: mountainous, with river crossings, ascents and descents through high passes.
- Lack of amenities.
- Tourists carry all their belongings themselves, as well as food. On some routes, it is offered to pay for the work of horses to transport heavy things and food.
- Overnight in tents.
- Campfire cooking.
- Overnight in tents.
This type of hike is for true connoisseurs of nature and hardships. It is in such conditions that the brain really rests: the difficulties and beauty of nature supplant all thoughts about urban worries and problems. You only live in the present moment.
3. Difficult level
These hikes are designed for the trained hikers and professionals.
The difference between this type of hiking:
- The complexity of the routes. Swamps, mountains, sheer cliffs, climbing.
- Tourists themselves carry all things behind their backs.
- The quality of the equipment must match. Clothing should be lightweight, versatile and take up little space.
- Here comes a collision with wild nature and its sometimes harsh conditions.
There are a lot of travel agencies in Russia. Therefore, when choosing, you need to pay attention to:
- Company details and all contacts must be registered on the site.
- Conclusion of a contract before payment. Nowadays, a lot of professional tourists take hikes for a small fee. But in case of unforeseen circumstances, no one will be responsible for you.
- Mandatory insurance. Nature is nature. And even on the easiest route, unforeseen circumstances can happen.
- A detailed description of the route, so that later there are no questions about your unpreparedness.
- List of necessary things for the route.
This article does not discourage you from traveling to distant countries and to the sea. In life, it is important to combine different types of recreation. Everyone chooses the most suitable pastime for himself. But it is necessary to pay attention and introduce you to a useful type of recreation.