I have decided to take up hiking as a hobby and to get fit.  Do you hike yourself?
I do hike, I like the fact that it is a vigorous exercice in the countryside.
It certainly is.  I have started doing local, small hikes with friends and am loving it but I want to progress to longer more challenging hikes.  Have you any tips?
I would start with a day hike, something that can get done in 1 day. Also get a good pair of hiking boots. 
Ok.  I have the boots but i will have to check more hikes in my local area.  My longest so far was 6 hours in a beautiful mountain range in the next county to me.  Have you ever travelled to another country to hike?
the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits.
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at it as a selfish thing—I never want all the attention or want it to be about me, because I never want to get in to a situation where God has to humble me. I know for a fact that I am not doing it by myself; it is because of Him that I can compete over and over again. That’s basically how I grew up. I was blessed and fortunate to have a family like I have."
Michigan State strength and conditioning coach Ken Mannie said of Ringer