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How much did you really train for the camino?
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[QUOTE="peregrina2000, post: 148026, member: 537"] I think falcon has described how the Camino plays out for many people and is filled with great advice. The only couple of things I'd like to add have to do with what constitutes "good shape." This is a term with a whole range of meanings. In my experience, European pilgrims who are in "good shape" rarely train at all, in fact they look at you incredulously when you ask them how they trained for the camino. My favorite line, which I've repeated many times on the forum, was when I asked a northern European 60+ male that question, and he looked at me and said "How do you train to walk?!" U.S. pilgrims who are in "good shape" probably have better looking abs and sculpted arms than your average European pilgrim, but we come out of our sedentary life style that separates physical activity from "real life," so we drive to the gym or take the elevator up to the health club. I did train for my first Camino along the lines described by others here, and I have no doubt that it helped me avoid a lot of the major meltdowns falcon describes. Upon returning to the US, while pondering that question about "how has the Camino changed me" I realized that one of the non-metaphysical things it had shown me was how much happier and healthier I was with a higher level of regular physical activity in my life. So I've tried very hard to keep that level up and find that I don't ever train for a Camino anymore. I hope this doesn't come across as preaching, my only point is to to say that pilgrims might want to ask themselves why they are spending so much time to "get in shape for the Camino" if they are at the end of the Camino going to fall back "out of shape." My son in law works for the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and he is routinely on a "wellness" soapbox, and it occurs to me that the Camino is a perfect platform for jumping off into wellness on your return! Buen camino, Laurie [/QUOTE]
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