As Exercise

The goal of everyone's day is to eat healthy, colorful foods; which equals clean & efficient energy to burn. One as well must follow the path of getting proper rest and minimizing or eliminating unnecessary stresses, while effectively stimulating the mind and body through sound exercises and movements. Our mind, body and spirit crave the feeling of moving freely and unbounded, which leads down the path to overall wellness.Hiking can help get you there! The freedom of the trails offer one of the best modes of exercise and natural movements that we were born to do.  Of course you will burn energy and lots of it (which means calories burned = eliminating stored fat, which = long lasting weight loss & health!), but this is just the beginning of the benefits that you will be rewarded with when you do venture out on the trails and make hiking a part of your life.

Other benefits that you will gain along the way are: 

1. •Increase your overall fitness
   

2. •Increase your energy levels
   

3. •Increase your quality of life and wellbeing
   

4. •Decrease in your blood pressure & cholesterol (This is by far the best way to do so!)
   

5. •Increase in your lean body mass while decreasing bodyfat
   

6. •Increase in your metabolism (burn more energy through out the day by just being healthy and better conditioned)
   

7. •Decrease in your stress levels - This is probably the most important benefit that you will gain from hiking. By decreasing your stress levels and making the body more resilient to the negative impacts stress can have on you, everything about you is enhanced. From the quality of your sleep to the decrease risk for heart disease, you will be stronger and more able, simply from consistent walks in the woodlands.
   

It's an Adventure & a chance to Explore - An Adventure is needed for everyone and getting a chance to explore with experienced guides makes it ever more possible for you to head out for a hike.

Bringing balance to your life - Balance is a virtue we should all be seeking. Not just the ability to be steady, but to bring overall balance into your life, both mentally and physically. Many of us run around each day battling traffic or rushing to catch the train, some have to deal with deadlines and endless meetings, others have the responsibility of a family; either way, we are all under tremendous pressures and have the need to bring balance into our lives. The stability of one's body and mind will fend off the negative impact that stress can have on you. Everyone will encounter many battles along the way but we must not allow it to wear us down. Rather we must gain the strength from each success and each passing. Balance, in a way, is everything... To step away from the normal day and into the unknown, is to let go and renew yourself by natures hand. Hiking will free up your mind and body while allowing you to truly be in the moment. You will be able to release all of the days stresses and move forward a stronger and more confident person...

Challenging yourself & Exploring your Limits! - We will allow you to challenge yourself to see just how far you can go. Physical and mental limits are just there for a beginning, as a general guide. You will have an idea of what you might be capable of accomplishing but we will be sure to push your limits above and beyond what you ever thought possible. A new world of possibilities will come forth and you will want more. We will guide you but it will be up to you to take on the challenge to explore your limits.

A Chance to be immersed in Nature - To walk amongst the trees, to stand upon some of the oldest rocks in the world, to watch deer run gracefully through the lands, to feel the cold water of a stream, to hear the sounds of trees swaying in the breeze and to feel the wildness around you; yes you will truly be immersed in nature and free from it all...

Quieting the Mind... - "To many mind" The words from the Samurai hit deeply.  Minds chatter endlessly, keeping us from the moment and from perfect balance. In order to be fully engaged in what arises in any moment, you must quiet the mind. The perfect place to do so is within the vast woodlands, where nothing but what lies around you and before you is sensed.