Ruck Fit: Build Strength and Endurance by Walking with Weight
Add weight to your pack and hit the gym or trail to help build strength, lose weight, and boost your resilience.

Carrying weight over distance can benefit almost everyone, at almost every fitness level. A first–of–its–kind guide, Ruck Fit helps explain how to harness the power of rucking—the hot, new health trend—and highlights the physical benefits, such as improved strength, bone density, and body composition, as well as the psychological perks, that can follow. It helps readers understand how to get started, with basic guidelines for beginners, answers to common questions, safety tips, and more advanced strategies to help maximize fitness goals. It surveys gear and gadgets, including packs, plates, footwear, and more, and offers sample training plans designed to put readers on the road to better mobility, greater aerobic fitness, strength, and even competitive challenges. Examples of nutrition protocols help optimize performance with practical meal–planning guidance. The book also helps with goal setting, tracking progress, and other tips for improving your fitness—one step at a time.

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Ruck Fit: Build Strength and Endurance by Walking with Weight
Add weight to your pack and hit the gym or trail to help build strength, lose weight, and boost your resilience.

Carrying weight over distance can benefit almost everyone, at almost every fitness level. A first–of–its–kind guide, Ruck Fit helps explain how to harness the power of rucking—the hot, new health trend—and highlights the physical benefits, such as improved strength, bone density, and body composition, as well as the psychological perks, that can follow. It helps readers understand how to get started, with basic guidelines for beginners, answers to common questions, safety tips, and more advanced strategies to help maximize fitness goals. It surveys gear and gadgets, including packs, plates, footwear, and more, and offers sample training plans designed to put readers on the road to better mobility, greater aerobic fitness, strength, and even competitive challenges. Examples of nutrition protocols help optimize performance with practical meal–planning guidance. The book also helps with goal setting, tracking progress, and other tips for improving your fitness—one step at a time.

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Ruck Fit: Build Strength and Endurance by Walking with Weight

Ruck Fit: Build Strength and Endurance by Walking with Weight

by Kayla Girgen CPT, RD, LD
Ruck Fit: Build Strength and Endurance by Walking with Weight

Ruck Fit: Build Strength and Endurance by Walking with Weight

by Kayla Girgen CPT, RD, LD

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Add weight to your pack and hit the gym or trail to help build strength, lose weight, and boost your resilience.

Carrying weight over distance can benefit almost everyone, at almost every fitness level. A first–of–its–kind guide, Ruck Fit helps explain how to harness the power of rucking—the hot, new health trend—and highlights the physical benefits, such as improved strength, bone density, and body composition, as well as the psychological perks, that can follow. It helps readers understand how to get started, with basic guidelines for beginners, answers to common questions, safety tips, and more advanced strategies to help maximize fitness goals. It surveys gear and gadgets, including packs, plates, footwear, and more, and offers sample training plans designed to put readers on the road to better mobility, greater aerobic fitness, strength, and even competitive challenges. Examples of nutrition protocols help optimize performance with practical meal–planning guidance. The book also helps with goal setting, tracking progress, and other tips for improving your fitness—one step at a time.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781324111528
Publisher: Countryman Press, The
Publication date: 01/06/2026
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kayla Girgen, CPT, RD, LD, is a certified personal trainer and licensed dietitian, who completed her supervised practice at the Mayo Clinic. She specializes in weight management and habit change, helping clients personalize fitness plans and optimize their metabolism. She lives in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
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