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High Country News
How place names impact the way we see landscape
High Country News
7 min read · May 4th · Western landscapes and their names are stratified with personal memories, ancestral teachings, mythic events and colonial disturbances.
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I Left Everything To Travel In A Van.
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May 3rd · This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click here for 10% off your first month - https://BetterHelp.com/heyxnatalieapparel ➳ https://keepitwholesome.com/coll...
The Conversation
It’s not all nomadland: how #vanlife made mobile living a middle-class aspiration
The Conversation
4 min read · Apr 26th · A hashtag has helped turn mobile living from a counter culture into a lifestyle for the affluent.
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MIT Press
Running and the Science of Mental Toughness
MIT Press
~17 min read · Apr 26th · There is more to running than just training your muscles and improving your stamina. It is also a mental sport, and maybe even more so than previously believed.
High Country News
How place names impact the way we see landscape
High Country News
7 min read · May 4th · Western landscapes and their names are stratified with personal memories, ancestral teachings, mythic events and colonial disturbances.
Reader View · Shared by 171
The Conversation
How math – and eating while running – can help you complete your best marathon
The Conversation
7 min read · Apr 14th · What is the best strategy for running your best race? A new computer model might soon join your training team.
Outside
Could One of These Be Our Next National Park?
Outside
4 min read · May 2nd · Our national parks are overcrowded, especially in summer. One solution is to create more of them. Here are the regions that get our votes.
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Exposed by a Strava KOM: The many lives of a fake pro cyclist
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Apr 29th · Cyclist, scholar, CEO, soldier: who is Nick Clark?
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The Conversation
It’s not all nomadland: how #vanlife made mobile living a middle-class aspiration
The Conversation
4 min read · Apr 26th · A hashtag has helped turn mobile living from a counter culture into a lifestyle for the affluent.
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No Stone Unturned
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~14 min read · May 3rd · The ecstasy that accompanies a spiritual experience holds a form of inner displacement; we are born to surpass, to embrace our totality in movement...
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I Left Everything To Travel In A Van.
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May 3rd · This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click here for 10% off your first month - https://BetterHelp.com/heyxnatalieapparel ➳ https://keepitwholesome.com/coll...
National Geographic
These are the 10 most popular national parks
National Geographic
1 min read · May 9th · The most popular national parks may suprise you.
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National Geographic
Discover the beauty of all 63 U.S. national parks
National Geographic
2 min read · Apr 18th · From massive glaciers to sun-soaked beaches, national parks offer some of America’s wildest and most iconic landscapes.
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The Conversation
The faster you walk, the better for long term health
The Conversation
3 min read · 2021-12-21 · A new study found those who reported walking faster were less likely to die prematurely.
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MIT Press
Running and the Science of Mental Toughness
MIT Press
~17 min read · Apr 26th · There is more to running than just training your muscles and improving your stamina. It is also a mental sport, and maybe even more so than previously believed.
Outside
Why Exercise Is Much More Than the Pursuit of Fitness
Outside
4 min read · Apr 1st · Bill Hayes’s new book, ‘Sweat: A History of Exercise,’ offers a personal account of a universal tradition
Outside
The Absolute Best Hike in Every State
Outside
~18 min read · From 2019 · Alpine scrambles and beach-front strolls; multi-day singletrack adventures and quick urban escapes; soaring trees and rolling sand dunes—every state in the country has something to offer intrepid…
Reader View · Shared by 298, including David Reindl, Helga And Heini On Tour, Jane, Esther Schindler, Alexandra Wong
National Geographic
Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries?
National Geographic
10 min read · 2021-01-28 · The bizarre deaths of Soviet hikers at Dyatlov Pass have inspired countless conspiracy theories, but the answer may lie in an elegant computer model based on surprising sources.
Reader View · Shared by 288, including Brian Ahier, AI, Bethany Brookshire, Mathew Ingram, Mel Andrews, geist, Keith Frankish, Jana Eggers, Gabriele, Chris Isak , ipfconline 🇺🇦
NPR
From Camping To Dining Out: Here's How Experts Rate The Risks Of 14 Summer Activities
NPR
~11 min read · 2020-05-23 · The weather's warming up and public spaces are starting to reopen. How do you decide what's safe to do? We have guidance to help you compare and evaluate the risks.
Reader View · Shared by 285, including Tim Washer, Jeff Atwood, Faik Ersoy, Christina Farr, Dr. John Grohol 🇺🇦, Rick Powell, Tiffany Shlain, Steve Case, Tim, Guy Kawasaki, Helen De Cruz, Ex Apologist, Aulia Dewi
VICE
The Viral ‘Study’ About Runners Spreading Coronavirus Is Not Actually a Study
VICE
6 min read · From 2020 · Belgian researchers chose to bypass all standard science publishing protocols to publish research that has been overhyped and isn't well understood.
Reader View · Shared by 269, including Mark Little, Ed Yong, Maryn McKenna, Chris Messina, Tom Raftery 🇮🇪🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦💉💉💉, Deborah Blum, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Thomas Power, Brendan Nyhan, Patricia Churchland, Marc Abrahams, hakan, Fred Scharmen, Maarten Lambrechts, Mathew Ingram, 𝔎𝔢𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔚𝔦𝔩𝔰𝔬𝔫 🆚 🦠, Kevin Kelly, Nir Eyal, Bethany Brookshire, Rand Fishkin
MyFitnessPal
How Walking Can Keep Your Brain in Shape
MyFitnessPal
1 min read · 2021-12-21 · Here’s how much you should walk per week to promote brain health.
Reader View · Shared by 259, including Jane
Aeon+Psyche
Horse-human cooperation is a neurobiological miracle
Aeon+Psyche
~11 min read · Jan 14th · The horse is a prey animal, the human a predator. Our shared trust and athleticism is a neurobiological miracle
Reader View · Shared by 253, including Josep M. Ganyet, Larry G. Maguire 🇺🇦, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos