Trekking: If danger thrills you and challenges excite you, then you must be carved for the mountains. All you need to do now is stretch your muscles and multiply your strength. The best way to start the body engine by taking a brisk walk or doing light jogging daily for 30 minutes, covering at least 2-3 kms. Don’t let warm ups bore you. Increase the light exercise in the second and third week. In the fourth week, do a 5-minute spot jogging, followed by a 30-minute light jogging. You should be able to cover at least 4-5 kms. Don’t ditch the squats. Do at least 20, thrice.
Also, you must keep the equipment check list and personal medical kit ready. Your equipment check list should have footwear (trekking boots, normal walking boots, and floaters, backpack (at least 50 liters), daypack (20-30 ltr), waterproof breathable jacket & pants, jacket, insulated pants, poncho, sweatshirt, inner thermal (upper & lower), fleece, t-shirts, cotton trekking pants, shorts. clothing as per the season, gear for hand & head: liner glove, sun hat, woolen caps, face mask, accessories like sunglasses/goggles, anti-glare glasses, water bottle, hydra pack, headlamp with extra batteries and bulbs, trekking gears like protection and first-aid like sunscreen, toiletry kit, water purification tablets, zip-lock bags, ear plugs, first-aid and all essential medicines and camping equipment like sleeping bags (extreme -5 to +5 Celsius) with liner, trekking poles, etc. A number of southern, eastern, western and northern states offer exciting treks.