In recent years he has switched to speed walking. Before he hikes up into the high mountains, he trains by walking up Hsinchu's 18 Peaks Mountain with a pack filled with six large bottles of spring water. It keeps him in pretty good shape.
呂理雍早期靠慢跑，近年來採快步走方式，登山前就揹著 6 大瓶礦泉水在新竹十八尖山做重量訓練，以保持良好體力。