Climbing is a great and fun way to get some exercise as well as develop a strong mentality. If you’re just starting out, the best way to improve is to simply climb a lot. Once you’ve been bouldering for a few weeks or months, you might want to start doing some specific exercises to progress even further. Here are some climbing tips that help.

The first thing is to focus on your footwork. Most beginner climbers focus mainly on the hand holds. However, most of your weight should primarily be on your feet. One thing you can do is to move slower, making sure that every time you put your foot on a hold, you do it with precision instead of slapping your foot around and hitting the rock. If you watch videos of some of the best climbers, they spend a lot of time looking down at their feet in order to make sure their foot placement is perfect.

Another tip is to get the right climbing shoes. You typically want shoes that are tight on your feet. Your foot shouldn’t be able to move around. In fact, you shouldn’t be able to wear your shoes for too long before having to take them off. This will further help with precision footing as well as help you stick the smaller footholds. The brand of shoe doesn’t really matter. The best climbing shoes are the ones that fit you well.

One of the things that you will notice is that bouldering involves a lot of upper body strength. If you want to improve your climbing, then work on doing pull ups and lock offs. Developing your pull up strength will be handy on problems that require you to pull with mostly your arms. With lock offs, you will find moving from one hold to the next with control a lot easier.

The best climbing tip however, is to just have fun. The more fun you have, the more you will naturally want to climb and improve. Just make sure that you warm up properly because the last thing you want is an injury.