Humans Were Born to Carry Weight on Our Backs
Carrying weight for distance — or rucking — is part of the human design and it can keep us fit and healthy
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7 min readMay 17, 2021
Last fall I found myself standing on the Arctic Tundra, about 120 miles from civilization. One hundred pounds of caribou filled my pack. I had to hoof the weight back to camp, which was five miles away. All…