training/fitness/health

So .... I leave on Sunday and life has been so stupidly busy that I'm nowhere near as prepared or fit as I was last year when I walked the last 120 miles. Am I mad starting in SJPP ? - I've got really nervous now.

I am going to walk the Camino Frances beginning August 26th. I will have about 70 days to complete the hike to Santiago de Compostela then Finisterre and Muxia, so I don't have to do long days every day. I have been walking about 3 times a week (4-6) miles and sometimes one of those walks...

Not long after Christmas (so three months ago) I felt a small niggle of a pain just under my butt on my right leg. I thought it would go but it's been getting worse and now after a mile or two spreads down my whole leg : fear it's a ham string thing..... Seeing an osteopath today but going to be...

My left knee has been stiff for a while and I've been told I've been walking" funny" . I have a bit of pain and inflammation.(Nothing too bad) I went to see a physio who found a Bakers Cyst and advised going to see my GP. Today the GP said I also have arthritis and that walking a couple of miles...

We are 3 British women who are walking from Sarria to Santiago in May. Unfortunately we only have a week when we can all get together to walk in Spain. We decided at the start of the year we really wanted to walk 500 miles before reaching Santiago therefore we are walking 420 miles in training...

I want to get people's opinions about our training plan for the Camino. My husband and I will be walking from Leon to Santiago in June, so while June feels like ages away since it is still winter time, but it will be here before we know it, so we are getting serious about training...

I am leaving from SJPP on August 23 and have been souring this board for tips. One thing I have learned is that most of my anxiety and searching is really an attempt to gain some control over what basically demands giving up control. The perfect camino is the one I do or the one you do...

Hi, What sort of training should I do before I do the 780km Camino. I am starting on June 18th Thanks, jiggy :arrow:

I lost 13Kg on The Way and it was not my backpack, however it was about the same weight, I also lost one small toenail (weight insignificant), Unfortunately I found it again (not the toenail), maybe I should do the camino more often? After carrying my pack for 1 month I came to appreciate how...

Hi there! I plan to walk the Camino Francés starting in SJPP in mid-September 2010 but I was wondering what sort of training others might have done to prepare for the trek. I am a 23 year old female in (I think!) above-average shape. And I have also read conflicting suggestions as far as...

Hello Everyone, I'm new to this site and I'm wondering how do you train to do the Camino? I've been hiking every Saturday and each week adding more time/miles, but listining to my body so that I don't over do it and get injuries. Any suggestions? I'm planning on walking next year not sure if...