Ruck Fit

Build Strength and Endurance by Walking with Weight

Add weight to your pack and hit the gym or trail to help build strength, lose weight, and boost your resilience.

Carrying weight over distance can benefit almost everyone, at almost every fitness level. A first-of-its-kind guide, Ruck Fit helps explain how to harness the power of rucking—the hot, new health trend—and highlights the physical benefits, such as improved strength, bone density, and body composition, as well as the psychological perks, that can follow. It helps listeners understand how to get started, with basic guidelines for beginners, answers to common questions, safety tips, and more advanced strategies to help maximize fitness goals. It surveys gear and gadgets, including packs, plates, footwear, and more, and offers sample training plans designed to put listeners on the road to better mobility, greater aerobic fitness, strength, and even competitive challenges. Examples of nutrition protocols help optimize performance with practical meal-planning guidance. The book also helps with goal setting, tracking progress, and other tips for improving your fitness—one step at a time.

©2025 Kayla Girgen, CPT, RD, LD (P)2025 Tantor Media

I was able to begin building strength and endurance immediately!

I am someone who tends to procrastinate, but after hearing Kayla interviewed on a podcast I was fired up to add rucking to my workout routine! I started listening to the book on audible and ordered a ruck. Two months later I am still at it! It's added a nice challenge to my outdoor bay walks and gym workouts. I love all of the nutritional insights that she provides along with modifications for people who follow different eating plans. There's so much extra reference material for food and workout plans that I plan to purchase a physical copy as well! In only 2 months time I've suddenly been getting compliments that my posture has improved and I look more toned. My younger sister has even come along for the ride and started rucking as well. I credit Kayla's Ruck Fit with these improvements!