Healing Your Posture After a Mount Everest expedition
Carrying a 15kg pack for two weeks during Everest trekking can pull your shoulders forward and tighten your hip flexors. Proper physical rehab is essential after a Mount Everest expedition to restore your natural posture and heal from the summit approach.
Backpack straps compress the chest muscles. Use a foam roller to open up your pecs and restore shoulder mobility. This is vital for long-term health after the load-bearing stress of a Mount Everest summit approach during your trek.
The descent from Everest Base Camp often causes glute amnesia, putting extra strain on the knees. Bridges and clamshells are essential to wake up these muscles and stabilize your joints after your Mount Everest expedition return.
The thousands of steps during Everest trekking compress the spine. Hanging from a bar or doing 'child’s pose' helps decompress the vertebrae that were compressed by the weight of your Everest trekking gear on the expedition.
Don't let the fatigue become a permanent injury. Use these corrective exercises to ensure your Mount Everest expedition leaves you with strength, not chronic pain. Congratulations on your journey!
