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after you hike

  • Continue to Hydrate 
    Keep drinking water or maybe a sports drink in order to replenish what you may have lost on the hike.
     

  •  Stretch
     You may not think that you worked your muscles that much, but you did more than you think. Stretch your entire body.
     

  • Tick Check
    Pennsylvania’s Lyme disease cases are among the highest in the country, being proactive with ticks is very important.

    • ​ Check your entire body for ticks. Remember that nymphs can be as small as a poppy seed.

    • Shower ASAP after your hike. This is a great time for a tick check and it also will wash off any ticks that have not attached themselves to you yet.

    • Wash and dry all clothes immediately or just dry your clothes for 10-15 minutes, the high heat will kill them.

    • Remember to check your dog too.

 

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