I've always felt that exercise needs to have a goal, a target to reach for. That could be a certain amount of repetitions, a timer to run down or an intense walk to a specific place. But that's not what soft hiking is all about.
Popularized by TikTok duo Emily Thornton and Lucy Hird, it combats the idea that hiking has to be hard. Instead, soft hiking encourages people to lace up their walking shoes and just enjoy spending time in the great outdoors without a specific goal other than the walk itself.
