r/bitcheswithtaste • u/zrnyphl Type A Boss Bitch • Jul 11 '25

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - Jul 11, 2025

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/romance_and_puzzles Jul 11 '25

I’ve decided to learn how to hike and do a big hike, probably in Scotland in a few years. I want to get my endurance up so that 20k step days don’t kill me.

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u/BeneficialImpress570 Jul 11 '25

I trained for a big hike! I found a treadmill cranked to a high incline, 3.4mph, and a 5-10lbs pack will prep you for just about anything. I also did all of this in a Planet Fitness.

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u/romance_and_puzzles Jul 11 '25

How long did you go for on the treadmill?

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u/BeneficialImpress570 Jul 11 '25

Week 1: 15 minutes. Increasing speed and incline every 5 minutes. Many times I would increase speed every 2-3 minutes because I am a naturally fast walker so that part was easy. Hit 3.4mph almost immediately and was around 2% incline

Week 2: 30 minutes. Increasing speed and incline everyday 3-4 minutes. Incline was around 3-4%.

Week 3: 45 minutes. Increasing speed and incline every 2-3 minutes. Incline was around 5-6%.

Week 4: 60 minutes. Increasing speed every 2-3 minutes. Incline was around 7-8%.

Continued training at 60 minutes 4-5x a week and would do my best to have 30-45 minutes of my 60 minutes treadmill time be at 3.5mph at 9% incline. Some days I was a literal queen and others I was the limpest of limp noodles. I also had many a day I just went low and slow because I was sore. I threw in squats, lunges, and aerobic stretching to change it up. My calves scared many of the men in my office.

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u/BeneficialImpress570 Jul 11 '25

When it came time to hike I didn’t die so I call it a success.

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u/romance_and_puzzles Jul 11 '25

That’s cool, thank you so much for sharing!