Name: Wildwood Canyon Cardio Workout
Start: 2011-07-28T18:45:00-07:00
End: 2011-07-28T21:45:00-07:00
Location: Wildwood Canyon Park

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Join us for a great evening workout in Wildwood Canyon in the Verdugo Mountains near Burbank. The views of the city lights are amazing and it sure beats that boring treadmill/stairmaster in the gym. Chances are you'll get a much better workout too.

Training Concept:
This will essentially be a form of interval training, which is actually quite effective for increasing your cardio capacity/fitness level. Since we are all at different fitness levels some of us will likely keep a faster pace than others. We'll all try to push ourselves a bit to get our heart rate up and then catch our breath and re-group at the tops and junctions.

Difficulty: Advanced
You need to be well conditioned for this workout. Although the distance is short this is a high intensity workout and several sections are quite steep. This is not a slow paced "social hike". We'll keep a fast pace power-walking or jogging to get our heart rate up to improve our conditioning.

Since we typically do different trails every week the difficulty and distance varies. In general though the workouts are easiest the first Thursday of the month and most difficult the last Thursday of the month.

Extra Weight Option:
For those of you who are very fast and may feel the group is not moving fast enough, consider bringing a weight vest or backpack with weight - sand, books etc. Avoid hard objects with sharp edges like rocks though as it may hurt your back. I would only suggest this if you have attended one of these and know that you can move a lot faster than the group. The extra weight will slow you down significantly.

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The Plan:
We'll meet by the entrance to the park at about 6:45 PM, do some stretching and introductions etc. and get started heading up the trail at 7:00 PM sharp.

At the peak we'll catch our breath for a few minutes and enjoy the city view before heading back down.

Distance & Elevation Gain:
About 3.5 miles and about 1900 ft or so cumulative elevation gain/loss.

Time Required:
About 1 ½ - 2 hours or so.

What To Bring:
- Headlamp (best) or flashlight and spare batteries (important)
- Trail running shoes or flexible hiking booths with plenty of traction (important)
- Hydration system (best) or bottle with water or Gatorade etc.
- Your cell phone
- Layered clothing including a light wind breaker jacket
- Consider camera

Directions: Click here for Google directions to the meeting spot.

Parking:
There should be plenty of parking in the large parking lot left of the park entrance. Do not drive into the park through the gate.

No Shows:
This has become an increasing problem so I am now registering no-shows. For this event you need to change your RSVP to "No" minimum 45 minutes before the start of the event to avoid a "No-Show" registration. If you have multiple no-shows on your record you will not be admitted to my events when there are people on the waiting list.

IMPORTANT:
Please ensure that you are in good health before participating in a high intensity activity like this one. If you are in doubt please get a check-up with a physician. As an event organizer I assume absolutely no responsibility for you. I am simply a "training buddy", nothing more. If you choose to participate, you assume all responsibility for yourself and agree not to hold me or our Meetup group liable in any way.

Stein

Los Angeles Hiking Group

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