Whether it is mountaineering, hiking, cross-country running, etc., everyone has begun to use trekking poles. Undoubtedly, it has become an essential equipment for outdoor activities. So what are the benefits of trekking poles? Why does everyone use it?
During outdoor activities, trekking poles can protect your joints, help you maintain balance, and save effort when walking on some steep mountain roads. Studies have shown that trekking poles can reduce the impact force on the knee joint by more than 40% when hiking, especially when going downhill.
Trekking poles are a bit like ski poles, with which we can use the strength of our arms to help us move forward, whether on flat ground or steep mountain roads, trekking poles can help us increase our average speed.
In 1999, the "Journal of Sports Medicine" published an article proving that trekking poles can reduce the impact force on the knee by more than 25%, so when exercising outdoors, especially mountaineering, hiking, downhill with weight, etc. , trekking poles can reduce the impact of weight on our legs, knees, ankles, feet.
In some wild areas, trekking poles can also move weeds to scare away snakes, as well as to remove thorny vines and spider webs on the road. It can also play a role in self-defense in dangerous areas, especially when encountering wild animals such as wild dogs and bears in the wild.
Generally, when hiking, trekking poles can help you maintain balance and increase your walking speed. In some mud, snow, etc., it can also play a better protective effect. It can also play a supporting role when crossing the river. On some dangerous roads, it can also play a role in detecting the road, for example, in snow, it can also detect whether there are pits ahead.
One of the most important functions of trekking poles is to reduce the burden. When we move forward with weight, the trekking poles can transfer the weight of the backpack to the forearm, and then act on the ground through the trekking poles, which can reduce the burden on the legs.
Finally, trekking poles are also important tent accessories. At present, some tents can be built only with trekking poles, so that we do not need to carry tent poles, which invisibly reduces the burden of backpacks.
