Training for Kokoda Spirit Adventure Activities

Training for Trekking
The Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea

You will need to get reasonably fit to enjoy your trek.

• See your doctor for a medical assessment

• Start training a minimum 3 months before your trek

• All exercises that increase your aerobic fitness, like swimming; walking; cycling; jogging etc, will be great preparation for your trek

• Exercise for about 45 minutes twice a day whenever possible. This will have you primed for the trek. The best advice we can give you is walk up and down as many hills and stairs as you can. The more hills and stairs you do the easier the walk will be.

• Break in new boots, wear them whenever you can until they are completely comfortable
   

• Start training now – leave the car at home – start walking or riding a bike whenever you can

• The more you train, the more you prepare, the more fun the trek will be

• Mentally prepare yourself for a tough challenge, its better to prepare early than to suffer on the trek

• Good luck, get going and have some fun

• We recommend a three month preparation schedule of walking, hiking and exercise.  Download Month One, Month Two and Month Three training recommendations in Adobe Acrobat PDF.

Take a big walk with us on a virtual tour of the Kokoda Trail.

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