Walk into Strength. Walk into Longevity.
Discover Load Striding™ — walking with a weighted backpack to naturally improve health, build strength, and boost longevity for adults over 50, 70, and beyond.
We made Load Striding™ safe, simple, and enjoyable — so you can live stronger, longer.
Join your first guided LoadStride™ by a certified physiotherapist. Free for a limited time.
LoadStride™ Q&A — The Natural Bio-Hack for Longevity
Load Striding™ is an ancestral practice reinvented for active longevity — the power of weighted walking revisited through modern science and supported by specialized equipment designed for health, everyday strength, and lasting vitality of adults aged 50 and over.
Simple, natural, and profoundly effective, the method also relies on the LoadStride™ digital platform, which allows practitioners to track their progress, access personalized guidance, and stay connected within a professional Tribe network.
Each LoadStrider™ Tribe brings together 10 to 25 walkers, guided weekly by a certified physiotherapist in a natural, motivating and friendly atmosphere. Between group sessions, LoadStriders continue their practice two to three times per week, alone or with a friend, to consolidate their physical and mental gains while regularly measuring their progress— an approach that values consistency, safety, and personal achievement.
Not quite. Rucking is about fitness and endurance — Load Striding™ is about health and longevity. It’s a structured, physiotherapist-led method using specific techniques and equipment to improve posture, balance, and vitality for adults 50+.
Because Load Striding™ naturally activates biological mechanisms known to slow aging. Weighted walking builds muscle, strengthens bones, improves blood flow, and regulates metabolism — all proven longevity factors.
But it goes deeper. Studies show that regular resistance-based movement helps preserve telomeres, the protective caps at the ends of your DNA that shorten as you age. It also boosts the CLCF1 molecule, which plays a key role in cell repair, muscle regeneration, and metabolic balance.
In short, Load Striding™ works from the inside out — not just making you stronger, but keeping your cells biologically younger.
Quite the opposite. Humans actually have the highest load-carrying efficiency of any mammal. Our upright posture, strong core, and long tendons evolved for carrying food, tools, and children over long distances.
Modern life removed this natural resistance — and we’ve lost strength and bone density because of it. LoadStride™ simply restores that ancestral movement in a controlled, safe, and progressive way.
Hiking is often irregular and depends on terrain. Gym workouts are repetitive and artificial. Load Striding™ combines the best of both: the simplicity and low-impact of walking with the benefits of resistance training, done outdoors in fresh air.
Not when done correctly. The LoadStride™ method emphasizes posture, core engagement, and progressive loading. It strengthens your spine and joints instead of stressing them — much like gentle physiotherapy in motion.
Usually, yes. Light load walking often helps by strengthening the stabilizing muscles around joints. Just start slow, use good shoes, and if you have a medical condition, check with your doctor before increasing the load.
Yes. Weighted walking activates more muscle groups and improves blood circulation, helping the arteries stay elastic. Many participants notice lower resting blood pressure within weeks.
Absolutely. The light, rhythmic stress on the skeleton stimulates bone-building cells and increases bone density — one of the most effective natural defenses against osteoporosis.
Load Striding™ combines movement, rhythm, and nature — a powerful trio for mental well-being. It reduces stress, lifts mood, and fosters connection when practiced in small groups (LoadStrider™ Tribes).
Very much so. Women over 50 especially benefit from load walking — it strengthens bones, improves balance, and helps maintain healthy posture and metabolism during menopause and beyond.
Each LoadStrider™ Tribe is led by a certified Kiné-Leader (physiotherapist) trained in the LoadStride™ method. Joining a Tribe ensures that:
Your guided Tribe session happens once a week, giving you structure and feedback from a professional. The rest of the week, you’re free to load stride on your own or with a partner, applying what you’ve learned to keep improving at your own rhythm.
In short, the Tribe gives you the foundation, feedback, and community you need to load stride with confidence — safely, effectively, and for life.
A LoadStride+ subscription costs €19 per month and gives you everything you need to start and progress safely:
Your Tribe Leader receives 70% of your monthly subscription, ensuring each Tribe remains personal, local, and professionally guided.
For much less than the cost of a coffee per day, you gain expert guidance, the right equipment, and a supportive community — everything you need to LoadStride with confidence and purpose.
Absolutely.
You can book a guided trial session with a certified Kiné-Leader (physiotherapist) to discover the LoadStride™ method firsthand. During this session, you’ll:
If you enjoy the experience — and most people do — you can then join your local Tribe (19 €/month) to continue your progression with weekly guided sessions and a growing community.
Your first trial session is the perfect way to feel what Load Striding really is: a natural, safe, and science-based path to active longevity.
No problem — you can help bring one to life.
If there’s no Tribe in your area yet, you have two simple options:
By joining the waiting list or inviting a physiotherapist to start a Tribe, you become part of the founding community bringing Load Striding™ to your region — a movement dedicated to active longevity and preventive health across Europe.
My Journey, Our Movement
My Journey
I’m Rémi Tremblay, 61, and my first exposure to rucking (walking with weight) came from military training years ago — carrying heavy packs over long distances. It built strength and character, but it was gruelling and joyless.
As I grew older, I transformed that practice into load striding™. A safer, smarter, and more enjoyable way to walk with weight — supporting healthy aging and longevity after 50, 70 and beyond. What began as my personal path became the foundation of LoadStride™.
Our Movement
Load striding™ is not about gruelling marches or joyless fitness. It’s about walking with weight in a way that feels safe, life-giving, and sustainable — for people and the planet.
And it’s about community. Load striding™ strengthens the body, but doing it together builds something deeper: connection, resilience, and purpose. We live best — and longest — when we age strong, side by side in an healthy environment.
Together, we don’t just age — we live stronger, longer.
Join a local tribe or create one if you are a certified physiotherapist.
Load Stride with a Trusted Kit
✓ Eco-Designed Premium Gear, Proven Safe
At the heart of your kit is the Deuter Trail Pro pack — fully tested by me and trusted worldwide, available in 31L (women’s fit) and 33L (men’s fit). This world-class ergonomic backback is relied on by hikers everywhere, built strong from the ground up with recycled materials and free from harmful PFAS chemicals. Designed to keep weight high and close to your spine, it’s essential for safe, comfortable load striding after 50.
✓ Much More Than Gear
With your kit, you also get my Kickstart Program (49 € value) — a series of short, step-by-step videos that guide you from your very first stride. You’ll learn how to load safely and sustainably, adjust your backpack, improve posture, and build strength at your own pace.
It’s more than buying gear — it’s complete guidance, tested in practice and created specifically for adults over 50, 60 & 70. It’s like having me by your side, showing you how to stride strong with safety, sustainability, and confidence.
✓ Ready to Begin — Protected for the Long Haul
Everything you need to start Load Striding for just 189€ for the 31L kit or 199€ for the 33L kit (Backpack + Program, TVA & Shipping included). Backed by a 30-day full refund guarantee, Deuter’s 2-year warranty, and their lifetime free repair service. That means your pack is built to last — for the short, medium, and long haul.
Gear chosen for you
Handpicked to support safe, smart, and enjoyable Load Striding.
Gear proven in practice
Tough, practical, and tested daily by real Load Striders over 50 — like me.
Gear honestly priced
Your health is worth good gear. We just make sure the price still makes sense.
Walk Green. Live Long.
Once you’ve got the right backpack, loading it safely and sustainably is key — and water makes it the simplest, safest and greenest choice for adults over 50. At LoadStride, we recommend reusing clean plastic bottles. The responsible, sustainable way to load stride.
✓ Save money & the planet
✓ Adjust weight anytime
✓ Start light, build gradually
✓ Backup hydration on the go
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Too tired mid-walk? Pour some water near a tree or flower bed. You’ll feel lighter and help the plants too. — Steel plates can’t do that.
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In testing, the Deuter Trail Pro 33 pack held up to 20 one-liter bottles (about 1 kg each). Including the pack itself, you have over 21 kg of fully adjustable, sustainable training weight, with no extra purchase needed.
Load smart. Load safe. Load green.
It would take about 12,000 reused water bottles to emit as much CO₂e as the production of a single 10 kg steel plate made from recycled metal.
Guidance made for you
Every tip, tool, and program is designed with adults over 50 in mind.
Guidance built from practice
Proven through my own daily load stride. Tested, refined, and safe for you.
Guidance for every step
From your first stride to mastering Load Striding, you’ll never walk alone.
Walk Strong. Together.
Loading smart is just the start — lasting strength and longevity come when you stride side by side.
Load striding with a partner keeps you motivated, accountable, and consistent. You’ll push each other forward, share laughs, and build confidence together. Striding side by side also adds safety and support — so you’ll always feel secure heading out.
The benefits go beyond fitness. Walking with a companion reduces stress, sharpens memory, and lifts mood. Every stride becomes a chance to strengthen not just your body, but also your mind, resilience, and connection with others.
That’s why we created the LoadStride Partner Pack — two or more full kits (pack & program) at a special bundle discount. Perfect for couples, friends, or anyone who wants to age strong and long together.
✓ Age Stronger, Longer, Together — Save 10% on each kit
Get two or more Deuter Trail Pro packs (your choice of sizes & colors) plus our exclusive Kickstart Program for each person — and save at least 18.90€ per kit, with TVA & shipping included.
Three simple steps. A long life of strength.
Backed by Science
Recent research shows that resistance training — like load striding — stimulates the release of a powerful molecule called CLCF1, a naturally occurring “anti‑aging” myokine. This molecule helps reverse age‑related decline — making you stronger, longer.
Nature Communications (2025): “Exercise‑induced CLCF1 attenuates age‑related muscle and bone decline”
LoadStride empowers people 50+ to age strong through load striding – our smarter, safer, more sustainable evolution of rucking.
Our mission: Create and support LoadStriders across Europe and beyond to boost strength and longevity in a sustainable way.
Based in France and serving the European community, LoadStride is more than fitness — it’s the force behind the load striding movement. Through smart gear, real-life guidance, and local tribes, we offer a practical and sustainable path to better health, renewed strength, and greater longevity.
No gym needed — just a backpack, some weight, guidance, and the will to age strong.
Our vision: a global network of LoadStriders — practicing load striding to age stronger and live longer.
From France to Europe and beyond, we’re building The LoadStride Movement — helping adults in their 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond age strong and live long, together.
What we stand for. What you stride for.
We believe aging isn’t about slowing down — it’s about striding forward with strength and purpose.
We believe in sustainable, powerful practices — walking with water weight, moving safely with intention, and living with vitality, resilience, and longevity.
We believe load striding isn’t just a workout. It’s a way of life. A quiet act of strength. A rebellion against decline.
We believe we are stronger together. Because while one stride builds the body, shared strides build connection, resilience, and joy.
We believe aging strong means more than fitness — it means belonging, contributing sustainably, and leading by example.
We are not gym-goers. We are Load Striders — carrying life forward — one stride, one life, stronger each time.
This is our movement. This is our tribe.
Age Strong. Live Long.
Together.
Wear the Tribe. Live the Strength. Walk the Future.
LoadStriders don’t just walk stronger — we stand together. LoadStride Gear is more than apparel — it’s your badge of belonging, resilience, and commitment to living stronger, longer, together.
Every purchase fuels the LoadStride mission — and marks you proudly as part of the LoadStrider Tribe.
