Is Climbing and Bouldering Good For Cardio?

As an avid climber, I’ve recognized many benefits that climbing brings to me, including physical, mental and emotional. However, a very debatable benefit is whether or not climbing and bouldering are good for cardio health so I decided to do some research to find out. Is climbing good for cardio? Climbing increases your heart rate … Read more

Climbing Endurance: Muscle, Skin and Mental Training

At one point in your climbing journey, you will recognize that you want to climb harder and longer to level up. However, you may be finding it difficult to do so without climbing harder and longer. Before you can climb harder and longer, you need to build training endurance. For climbing, there are three main … Read more

5-10 Minute Warm-Up For Climbing

Warming up before you start climbing is a great way to ensure that your muscles don’t get pumped prematurely and decrease your risk of injury. If you are trying to figure out what to do as a warmup, you’ll find 5 great ways to warm up your entire body (climbing is a full-body workout) below. … Read more

7 Things Climbers Should Do On Rest Days For Better Performance

Since you’re reading this article, you may have already concluded that rest days are important. However, for those that are still uncertain, the general consensus (among climbing athletes and scientific studies) is that you should exercise/climb 3-6 days a week.  For the 1-4 days that you aren’t climbing, these days should be rest days (non-training … Read more

When Do You Need A Rest Day?

When you first start climbing, you may have been like me and wanted to climb every day. I did that for a month or so before I started to notice different signs including constant sore muscles, fatigue and a dip in my performance. I decided to do some research about it and learned that rest … Read more