Maximize Your Nutrition & Avoid Bonking While Backpacking

Kula Cloth

Join us for this 1-hour virtual Zoom meeting and recipe demo by long-distance backpacker and registered dietitian, Aaron Owen Mayhew

<h1>Breaking Through the Wall</h1><h3><em>Maximize Your Nutrition &amp;  Avoid Bonking while Backpacking</em></h3><p>A virtual talk and recipe demo by long-distance backpacker and registered dietitian, Aaron Owens Mayhew, MS, RDN, CD.</p><h2>Bonking, or hitting the wall, can be a backpacker’s worst nightmare!</h2><p>Have you experienced that overwhelming feeling when your body is just so tired that you are forced to stop?</p><p>Or noticed a change in your normal behavior and felt moody or confused?</p><h2>That’s bonking!</h2><p>...and it occurs when your body runs out of glucose (carbohydrate) to burn for energy. Fortunately, there are things you can do to prevent bonking, and most are nutrition related!</p><h2>During the talk, you will learn:</h2><ol><li>	What is bonking</li><li>  What causes bonking?</li><li>	What are the signs and symptoms?</li><li>	What to do if you bonk?</li><li>	How to prevent bonking.</li><li>	What to eat before, during and after hiking – how much and how often.</li><li>	How to account for extreme conditions.</li></ol><h2>What you can expect in addition to the talk:</h2><p><strong>RECIPE DEMONSTRATION:</strong></p><p>Aaron will also provide a recipe demo for one of her favorite meal replacement drinks that you can use when you feel the wall coming.</p><p><strong>QUESTION &amp; ANSWER SESSION:</strong></p><p>The talk will close with a Q&amp;A session where you can ask your own questions about meal planning for upcoming adventures.</p><p>To learn more about Backcountry Foodie, visit <a href="https://backcountryfoodie.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">backcountryfoodie.com</a>.</p>

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