Outdoors

After running five half marathons – three in Vibram Sprints – I wanted a bit more of a full-body challenge. I wanted a race that required more than just strong legs and good lungs. I wanted something I’d be proud to...

Summer is here, and it’s the season of Ultimate!  Also commonly known as Ultimate Frisbee, Ultimate is a fast growing but lesser-known sport that is played frequently by just over .8 million Americans per year.  Have you ever played Ultimate? ...

Spring is here!  With the warmer weather of spring, thaw out those winterized muscles with KT Tape and get back into shape by hiking. Check out the article Get Fit With Hiking below from Active.com on getting back into shape...

It takes some time to become a good archer.  Proper practice will always pay off.  You can't become a virtuoso in playing a violin in an afternoon and it is the same thing with archery. It is a very competitive...

Enjoy pushing your body to the limit?  Climbing is an activity that will take your mind and body to the edge literally and figuratively speaking.   The following is an excerpt from Body Results. Technical rock and ice climbers require...

Parkour is the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment. It is a non-competitive, physical discipline of French origin in which participants run along a route, attempting to negotiate...

Now that the sun is consistently warming the peaks, I would say it's time to begin moving from the hike planning phase to the get out and go phase.  The snow continues to melt and the buds are breaking through. ...

It's the bulls and the blood, the dust and the mud.  It's the roar of the Sunday Crowd--from Garth Brooks' song, Rodeo.  Arguably the most popular event at any rodeo is the bull riding competition.  Over the last ten years,...