If you’re familiar with GORUCK, the first things that comes to mind when you think about the brand are there unique, durable, and iconic ruck sacks.
This is undisputed and objective (if you disagree, fight me).
…but if you’re a shoe guy, the GORUCK Ballistic Trainers are probably always invading your thoughts (hence why you’ll click on my GORUCK Ballistic Trainers review!)
In recent times, you’ve probably seen (or at least heard) a bit about “rucking”.
It certainly looks interesting enough as well as being an activity that is accessible to anyone; you get a big bag and walk around for a bit.
…but what if you don’t have one of those gnarly big bags yet?
Enter the “weighted backpack”!
One constant in rucking is that you spend a lot of time on your feet. Take part in an official GORUCK event, and you’re likely to spend hours in your selected shoes or boots. As such, you really want to make sure you’ve selected the “right” footwear.
At those distances, you really don’t want to get caught rucking in the “wrong” pair of shoes or boots!
With so many fitness activities experiencing stagnating growth, rucking bucks the trend.
Show up to a GORUCK challenge or one of the GORUCK events and you’ll see a ton of people enjoying each other company as they get a serious (and seriously fun) workout in.
Today, we’re going to take a look at where people are doing it the best…
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