Getting into elk shape

This is going to be my biggest challenge for the remainder of 2017. With my draw for a limited opportunity elk tag for the 2A and 2B Arizona elk hunt I feel it s time to get into “elk shape” as I was not for my last hunt. I’m more than slightly over weight and it makes climbing hills less than fun. My knees have been a problem for a long time and the more weight I keep on my body the harder it will be to walk the hills of northern Arizona, even with an unloaded pack.

When I’m not hunting one of my favorite exercise activities for cardio is playing racquetball and league play starts tonight. Another of my endurance exercise past times is swimming, which may not help with the mountains, it certainly helps me loose weight. With the school year ending I will be able to make it back to the 4am practices I’ve been missing since my wife went back to work after the baby was born.

I’ll keep exercising and maybe together we can get into elk shape.