Walking in Newfoundland bogs and woods is like nothing else.
You're approaching reality there but it has been my experience that describing it to someone who hasn't experienced it is a dit futile. Previous to my second trip I found a rocky, winding, boulder strewn, creek bed on a long steep hill that I walked up daily for my hunt preparation. It helped .... some. I was doing 3 mile power walking those days also. That also helped .... a little.
Jim