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GetHiking! Southeast Podcast

July 2, 2020 JoeMiller

Our GetHiking! Southeast Podcast appears every Tuesday, focusing on the news, the trails, the people and the stories of the Southeastern United States. Our goal: to inspire and to inform, regarding the vast outdoor adventures available throughout the Southeast.

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GetHiking! Corporate Wellness

Enjoying a fall Sunday afternoon on the trail.
GetHiking! Corporate before hitting the trail at Hanging Rock State Park.

If you’re interested in bringing all the wellness benefits of hiking to your workplace, we can help.

GetHiking! Corporate is an employer-sponsored program designed to get employees from behind their desks and into the woods. What’s the difference between walking a few times around the building at lunchtime and hiking for a couple hours on the weekend? Rather than rushing to get in those laps before you return to your desk, you’ll be challenging mind and body as you move on natural surface with more ups and downs, twists and turns. Rather than fretting about the email you need to send, you’ll be navigating trees and rocks, allowing your brain to shift focus and let the stress flow right out of you. Hiking regularly you’ll be more relaxed, have more stamina, and be more ready than ever to tackle whatever challenges come your way.

Our program includes a series of guided hikes along with the support you need to become a more competent, confident hiker. We can do hikes before work (a great way to get the juices flowing for the workday ahead), after work (a nice way to wind down), or on the weekend.

Our clients include SAS, IQVIA (formerly Quintiles), MetLife, BlueCross of North Carolina, and Novo Nordisk.

If you’d like us to bring this program to your company, let your wellness coordinator know. Contact us for rates and scheduling at joe@getgoingnc.com or 919.791.6155.

For more on our 2021 programs …

  • GetHiking! 2021 Summer Tuesday Evening Hike Series, go here.
  • GetHiking! 2021 Summer Sunday Morning Hike Series, go here.
  • GetHiking! About the program, about its founder, go here.
  • GetHiking! Types of Corporate Hiking programs available, go here.
  • GetHiking! Health Benefits of Hiking, go here.

GetHiking! Health Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

Hiking regularly, or making a hike a part of your regular exercise regimen, can have a dramatic impact on your physical and mental health. It’s something nearly everyone can do, and it’s a lifelong activity, something you can do long after your body has said no to more aggressive outdoor pursuits.

 

  • Hiking reduces your chances of heart disease.
  • Hiking on a regular basis can lower your blood pressure by 4 to 10 points.
  • A frequent walk in the woods can help reduce your chances of getting diabetes. If you already have the disease, hiking, combined with a proper diet, can reduce or even eliminate the need for insulin therapy.
  • As a weight-bearing exercise, hiking can help stave off osteoporosis.
  • A regular exercise program centered around hiking, coupled with a sound diet, can help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Depending upon your pace and other factors, you can burn up to 500 calories per hour hiking.
  • A walk in the woods can clear your head — and that’s not us talking, that’s your endorphins, according to recent studies. It’s also effective at reducing stress and relieving anxiety.
  • Hiking improves muscle fitness.
  • Hiking lower your risk of high cholesterol and triglycerides.
  • Hiking can lower your risk of colon and breast cancer.
  • After a good hike you’ll sleep better.

Sources: American Heart Association, Diabetes Institute, WebMD.com, University of Southern California, American Cancer Society, National Sleep Foundation.

GetHiking! Meetup programs

EM.SusanLevy1GetHiking! has Meetup-based hiking groups in North Carolina in Charlotte, the Triad, the Triangle and Western North Carolina, and in Charlottesville and Virginia Beach in Virginia., with a combined membership of more than 8,200. Emphasis for each group is on local hikes; about once a month we try to do a combined hike, either in the mountains, the Uwharrie National Forest or at one of the larger state parks in the Piedmont.

Find out what hikes we have coming up, what hikes we’ve done and sign up for the GetHiking! Meetup nearest you, by visiting:

North Carolina

GetHiking! Charlotte

GetHiking! Triad

GetHiking! Triangle

GetHiking! Western North Carolina

We also have an affiliate in Greenville, N.C., GetExploring! Greenville

Virginia

GetHiking! Charlottesville

GetHiking! Virginia Beach

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