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Hello, welcome to another episode of Pop Bear Hikes.

Many of us romanticize about a through hike, in my case, the Appalachian Trail.

I've done some section hikes, and there's different reasons that motivate us to do this.

I've come across no less than three people over the last five years that have done it for

their health, so to get into better shape, or to even lose weight.

Today we have with us a member of the Appalachian Trail 2013 through hike or class.

When he completed his 2013 through hike of the Appalachian Trail, he went to college

and it sounds very university where he studied exercise science, rancross country, and track

and field, and he spent time in the exercise physiology research lab.

In 2013, our guests moved out the Colorado to start a master's program in physiology of

the aging at the University of Colorado.

When he completed his program as a research assistantship and cardiovascular aging clinical

research laboratory and a teaching assistant in exercise physiology, he decided to through

hike the Pacific Crest Trail, but he didn't decide to just hike it.

He became part of a study where I guess an experiment, maybe even a human guinea pig.

Tom Heinbuckle, welcome to Papa Bear's Hikes, and your trail name is Tarzan, is that correct?

I know.

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