Fitness and Training With Bug Out Bags - GXT-EP13

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Well good day to you Genxers.  Welcome to the Genxtalkin showshow!  I’m Matt Marshall, your host, here to remind us all to keep striving to respond well and recover faster.  And Here’s my co-host, Wilksie himself, Mr Ed Wasson! Ed welcome!!

Ed, on today’s episode, I’d really like to drill into fitness, and in particular “fitness with your bug out bag”.  We’ve talked about this a number of months back, just hitting on the subject.  I do believe it was one of our first episodes.  But I think there’s a lot more we could talk through on this, so I thought we’d throw out a few topics and discuss.

Why is this important?

• Types of events
  • Snowstorms with stuck car
  • Ice Storm and cannot use roads
  • Out of gas and need to walk somewhere for help
  • Flat tire out on barren roadway
  • Civil Unrest
  • God forbid the “bigun”… EMP or CME

Let’s consider some physical and mental preparation

• Identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses of self/family
  • Medications/Allergies
  • Physical limitations
  • Can I lift 100 lbs
  • Can I carry 50 lbs for distance on my back
  • Do I have strong self defense
• Sit Awareness planning
  • Location and likelihood of types of events
  • What terrain might I be dealing with
• Prioritize your needs

Personal regimens?

• Wish I could do more
• Walk 3-6 miles per day in evening
• Hike whenever possible in different seasons
• Always looking for a change in scenery
• Tie in this type of exercise/practice with other things - like taking nature videos
• Muscle building - very important as the bones start to age
  • Comparing sisters in family
• Mind building - important as the brain starts to age
  • Comparing family members

What are you doing to prepare yourself to use the CONTENTS of the Get Home Safe kit?

• How often do you start fires
• How often do you go camping
• How often do you test your water filters
• Do you have a good idea of the shelter system(s) you have and their functionality

Well Ed, a very cool and useful show I think for us and our audience.  Thanks everyone for joining us.  We really appreciate you!

And If we don’t see ya… good afternoon, good evening and good night.

This is GenXTalkin, signing off

Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared