Originally Posted By oldranger
A regular running or cycling program will obliterate the sore legs issue. It doesn't have to be a lot, but it does have to be consistent, More mileage does help. At one point, I was running and training for marathons, and I could hike anything.. never giving a thought to sore muscles.


I ride mountain bikes regularly. It doesn't stress certain muscles use going downhill when hiking and that where I get most of my soreness from, downhills. Going uphill and camping on the top, I have no soreness the next day.

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