Fun, Fall Fitness Hike (Rating: C)

You must read the following NVHC Sign-in Sheet Statement/Liability Disclaimer, https://nvhc.com/signin.pdf and then answer the question that you will see when you RSVP with "I accept" to be permitted on the hike.

(7ish-mile, largely flat, out-and-back moderate to fast [about 3 mph while moving] hike with intermittent exercise stops. Rating: C )

Hike maybe a smidge over 7 (flatish) miles along the paved W&OD Trail and its dirt horse trail with stops roughly every 1/4 to 1/2 mile for 2 minutes of bodyweight exercises. Before each stop, we'll do a 30-second NANO-RUN (or fast walk). All exercises are modifiable and partner exercises are optional.

We'll start at the RED CABOOSE in Vienna & trek to our turnaround point at Hunter Mill Road at the edge of Reston. We might have some stream crossings but there will likely be negligible water due to the recent drought.

IMPORTANT NOTES: Please stay RIGHT on all public trails to allow bikes, runners, and walkers to safely pass us. All exercises are optional and modifiable, but generally we'll do squats, lunges, situps, pushups, planks, star jumps -- get that iPhone ready for the jumping pix! -- and other typical "boot camp" exercises. Hike leader is *NOT* a certified fitness trainer but just passing on exercises she has learned from fitness classes. Finish time of 1:30 pm is approximate for planning purposes. We'll likely finish a tad earlier.

MEET: 9:30 a.m., at the RED CABOOSE on the W&OD Trail, ACROSS THE STREET FROM from the Freeman Store & Museum, 131 Church Street, Vienna, VA. Copy these coordinates into Google Maps: 38.903539, -77.265726

PLEASE READ. YOU WILL BE GRADED ON THIS:
Please do NOT attend unless you are experienced with bodyweight exercises, you have done recent strength workouts, and you can and will safely and happily keep up with our moderate to brisk pace (about 3 mph while moving). Adults only and no pets, including pet ponies.

BRING: Sense of humor and mandatory WATER. Optional: snack, oversized TRASH BAG TO SIT ON if you don't want to sit on the dirt or grass, gloves for pushups/planks. Dress for variable fall weather and potentially slippery dirt trails.

RESTROOMS: At Town Green across the street from the caboose, at Whole Foods one block from caboose (143 Maple Ave E), at Vienna Rec Center two blocks from the caboose, and porta-potties at our roughly 3-mile turnaround point.

CLOSEST METRO: Vienna-Fairfax/GMU station on the Orange Line.
https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/vienna.cfm

PARKING: Free street parking by meeting place and additional parking in the lot at the nearby Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St. SE, Vienna, VA. (PLEASE READ THE SIGNS. DON'T PARK WHERE IT SAYS NO W&OD PARKING OR YOU COULD BE TOWED.)