Hike Your Way to Stronger: Train in Mount Rainier National Park

There’s something about a hike that makes a workout feel less like a workout. Maybe it’s the scenery. Maybe it’s the steady rhythm of putting one foot in front of the other. Or maybe it’s the feeling that you’re headed somewhere, even when you’re walking on a treadmill at home.

In the Mount Rainier National Park Weight Loss Hiking Series, iFIT Trainer John Peel brings that feeling indoors with four 30-minute hikes designed to challenge your body, keep your effort moving, and make every step count.

Train for More Than a Number

Hiking-style workouts combine walking with changes in incline, pace, and intensity to challenge your cardiovascular system while strengthening the muscles you use to climb. And because you can adjust your speed to match your fitness level, you can make the workout as challenging (or as approachable) as you need it to be.

That makes hiking a versatile way to build consistency while working toward your goals.

And with Mount Rainier as your backdrop, you might just forget you’re exercising at all.

Take Your Workout to the Mountains

Mount Rainier National Park is home to more than 260 miles of maintained trails, ranging from peaceful forest paths to routes through subalpine meadows and higher-elevation terrain.

That variety is part of what makes the park such an incredible setting for an iFIT hiking workout. One moment, you’re moving through dense forest. The next, you’re climbing toward sweeping views of Mount Rainier, glaciers, valleys, and wildflower-filled meadows.

On iFIT, you get to experience that sense of adventure without needing to plan a trip to Washington.

Make Your Next Step Count

You don’t need to overhaul your routine to start working toward a goal. Sometimes, it’s as simple as showing up and taking the next step.

The Mount Rainier National Park Weight Loss Hiking Series gives you four opportunities to do exactly that, with changing inclines, varied intervals, and plenty of motivation along the way.

So lace up, press start, and see where your next 30 minutes can take you.

START THE MOUNT RAINIER HIKING SERIES

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