Hiking is an endurance exercise,<\/strong> and if you’re hiking 6 or more hours a day you’ll be burning a lot of calories at medium to high intensity over a long period of time, so your body might not send the hunger signals very sharply as it would if you were sprinting or other extremely high-calorie burning activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIn some cases, you may just have to tough it out and force yourself to eat. Bringing along foods you enjoy, even if they aren’t the typical staple foods for hiking, can also be helpful. Additionally, bringing along something that is easy to consume, like a nutrition shake or bar that packs everything your body needs into a smaller package can be a great solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know for myself that even if I don’t want to eat I can usually chew on some jerky since it’s so delicious. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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