Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Trekking-Poles Help Hikers' Muscle Function

Nice to see scientific support for what most of us already believed to be true.

ScienceDaily (June 3, 2010) — A study by academics at Northumbria University has shown for the first time that trekking-poles help hikers maintain muscle function while significantly reducing soreness in the days following a hike.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100602121000.htm

many of of use them and agree, although their claim seems
like a far, er, stretch of the data, eh? Thanks for posting.

"The results present strong evidence that trekking poles reduce, almost to the point of complete disappearance, the extent of muscle damage during a day's mountain trek," says Dr Glyn Howatson, who conducted the study.

(my underlining) Harvey

Yes, my muscles will protest in volumnes to that underlined comment.