Laser hiking bench

Why bother making one, why not go sailing?

You could of course just buy one.....they are often advertised in Y&Y!

Originally posted by Neptune You could of course just buy one.....they are often advertised in Y&Y!

I can't think of anything worse than a hiking bench. Boring boring boring. Even the most committed must use it a few times then cast it aside.

I think you' be much better of focussed on improving general fitness - running, cycling, kicking a ball?

Why not just do quad excercises? The easiest one is cycling or you could do squads?

My concern with hiking benches other than the insane boredom is that they could accentuate bad habits and accelerate knee damage. You'd need to be pretty committed to ensure you were always hiking in the correct way otherwise you are going to the damage quicker.

For example long distance running on a treadmill could emphasise any bad habits that you may have in your running technique. Just pounding away for hours could just keep repeating an action that is doing damage. This might not be so noticeable out in the real world as the ground is not perfectly flat and your action will be adjusting to your environment.

Notice the lots of 'shoulds' and 'coulds' in what I am saying. Its just my opinion. I am not a personal trainer or doctor, just a slightly overweight guy that takes an interest in trying to keep fit and shed weight.  

I'm a big advocate in avoiding gyms and getting outside for fitness. I also think that the best way of getting better at something is actually going to do it. The hiking bench doesn't simulate the fact that the object you are hiking off is not laid out flat in your front room and is actually moving up/down/left/right and pitching...all at the same time.