RAINBOW HIKE: Japanese Interval Walking – Chedokee Trail

Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Rainbow Hike
Location (Google Maps): Hillcrest Loop, bottom of Dundurn stairs

Hike Leader(s): Doug O'Neill Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk - 4 to 5 km/hr, Leisurely - 3km/hr or less
Terrain: Easy - Mostly flat and usually good footing

Description

Everyone is welcome on this uber-friendly, all-inclusive 2SLGBTQAI+ Rainbow Hike.

Japanese Interval Walking was a hit last summer and fall so we'll try it again this season!

Tonight’s hike, along the Chedokee Trail and Robert MacLaren Sidetrail, features an opportunity to try Japanese interval walking (Nihon-shiki)—for at least two 30-minute segments. You're welcome to hike at your own pace for part of the evening. We'll stay on flat, rock-free sections of the trail. Suitable for first-timers.

How Japanese Interval Walking works:
• Alternate 3 minutes of brisk walking (enough to raise your heart rate and make talking difficult) with 3 minutes of slower, recovery walking
• Each cycle = 6 minutes; we’ll repeat it five times for a total of 30 minutes
• If everyone agrees, we’ll try another 30-minute interval toward the end of our hike.
• No one gets left behind (and if they did, well, we’ve not heard from them since)

The surprising part: last season's participants actually found they had to force themselves to walk slowly for the slow segment. It's a lot of fun!

Everyone gets a Bruce Trail Rainbow Badge. Again, this is NOT a high-intensity hike.

Bring water, perhaps a snack if you’ve skipped dinner, and sturdy shoes (runners will work for this hike). Or lightweight hiking boots.

Coming by transit?: the No 7 Hillcrest Loop bus will drop you off right where we’ll begin the hike.
Driving: there's parking on various side streets off Dundurn.

Meeting spot: look for the benches at foot of Dundurn Stairs, next to bus loop.

Questions? Simply click “Contact Hike Leader” on the registration form.