Hey, it still counts toward my hiking since it forces you to use all sorts of muscle groups and maintain your heart rate. This is one of those trails where you jog, run or walk between stations that then have you do some crazy exercise. Noted that I need upper body work. Although I can muster a few pull ups and carry myself across monkey bars and lift my weight for other various strange tasks, it is clear I need upper body strength training. Went through the course with witcheypoojr and rainhag. The first time jogging and doing the exercises and a second time walking around and examining our weaknesses on the various exercises, noting what we need to work on and how to modify others to be more effective for our strength levels. Only 1.2 miles but an excellent cardio workout.