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I came across this link https://www.outsideonline.com/2125031/what-happens-your-body-thru-hike and wondered if any one had seen or heard of Kyle Boelte. He's an author and essayist and this story got published back in 2016.
From the details he listed, he suggested, that he was pre-Type 2 Diabetic with his HbA1c running at 5.9%. He walked 486 miles with an average of 18 miles /day. What was really interesting was that his electronic scales had him with 13% body fat before this hike and that after the hike he reduced his body fat down to 5%. His starting BMI was 22.2 and that reduced down to 20.7. His HbA1c reduced to 5.6%. I've been in touch with Kyle and his HbA1c has since reduced to 5.1% via a mainly vegan /protein diet. 95%/5%. He only lost a total of 10lbs during the trip.
I'm contemplating going for a few hikes in hills myself on the back of what Kyle has documented. I am wondering has anyone here had a similar experiences?? Or is any one planning on similar trip this summer?
From the details he listed, he suggested, that he was pre-Type 2 Diabetic with his HbA1c running at 5.9%. He walked 486 miles with an average of 18 miles /day. What was really interesting was that his electronic scales had him with 13% body fat before this hike and that after the hike he reduced his body fat down to 5%. His starting BMI was 22.2 and that reduced down to 20.7. His HbA1c reduced to 5.6%. I've been in touch with Kyle and his HbA1c has since reduced to 5.1% via a mainly vegan /protein diet. 95%/5%. He only lost a total of 10lbs during the trip.
I'm contemplating going for a few hikes in hills myself on the back of what Kyle has documented. I am wondering has anyone here had a similar experiences?? Or is any one planning on similar trip this summer?