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Urban pollution can undo your fitness plans. To avoid the big wheeze, check out our guide to finding the freshest outdoor oxygen in cities across the country.
For an injury-free season on the slopes, limber up before you go
You train almost every other part of your body, so why not your eyes? Sharpen your vision with these techniques; we guarantee your athletic performance will improve.
Do you lie awake at night worrying that everything you know is wrong? You need what this guy is selling!
A new test for bike saddles promises to protect you from getting numb or falling limp. Go nuts!
Nothing caps a righteous day like a proper toast. But hauling vino into the wild has always been as practical as hiking in loafers—until now. Quality boxed wines—seriously—have arrived. These cardboard carriers deliver three liters in tough plastic wineskins. And the taste? We invited Mark Miller, godfather of modern southwestern…
IN CHRIS CARMICHAEL’S NEW BOOK on nutrition, Food for Fitness (Penguin, $26), due out in late July, Lance Armstrong’s coach puts the smack down on the high-protein, low-carb diet frenzy. According to Carmichael, the barbarian diet is disastrous for active types—much better to get back on the pasta-and-potato train. Since…
Is no cut at all. The latest surgery-free solutions to sports injuries may help you bypass the O.R., and put you back at the top of your game.
Smart trend or exercise fad? We sorted out the tired and the wired to find 2004's fitness winners.
Week of April 3-9, 1997 Hiking and biking in North Carolina Schlepping a surfboard to Costa Rica? Planning an adventure trip with a toddler Rock-climbing schools in New Hampshire…
Week of August 29-September 4, 1996 Roughing it (sort of) on St. John Aspen action, minus the snow Outside the Beltway, into Virginia Camping in Hoosier National Forest…
Week of January 30-February 5, 1997 Through-hiking the Appalachian Trail Hiking and rafting in Northern California Late-season skiing at Colorado resorts Making the most of five days in the Adirondacks…
You’ve done other books, right? Q: Warren, I really don’t think your new book is your first. It seems that I have a book about ski-bumming in Sun Valley that I…
Think of this as your adventure tool box: We’ve got the strength moves you need for peak performance, from core training to flexibility building to explosive power drills. Ramp up your fitness plan with these six workouts, guaranteed to get you buff—and ready to play outside.
Outside magazine, May 1996 …Or Not to Stretch You’ll rarely, if ever, hear anyone question the wisdom of a good warm-up or deny the importance of flexibility. But shout “Stretch!” in a crowded trainers’ convention and you’re liable to start a brawl. “The medical literature doesn’t…
Outside magazine, September 1995 Blazes of Glory By Larry Burke Smokejumpers are a rare breed of professionals, experiencing daily trials and tribulations–not to mention a proximity to nature’s primeval forces–that would make most of us blanch. Every summer, armed with little more than parachutes…
Outside magazine, April 1995 How Low Do You Go? The Answers By Paul Kvinta Give yourself five points for each correct answer. If you score 40-45, John Muir would be proud of you; 35-39, don’t throw away your hiking boots, there’s hope;…
Outside magazine, August 1996 Adventure: Blisters R Us By John Alderman On July 24, two single-engine floatplanes will drop six explorers onto the icy chop of Summit Lake, deep in Alaska’s Brooks Range. Once ashore, the team will begin a 20-mile trek through scree…
Outside magazine, June 1994 The Perfect Summer: A Tomato You Can Be Proud Of Secrets for sowing a prize winner By Todd Balf Some things can’t help but grow well. The tomato, in my experience, isn’t one of them. Tomatoes are…
Outside magazine, April 1996 Intake: Rehydrate, Reload, Recover By Suzanne Schlosberg “Eating and drinking properly after a major athletic push can make the difference between recovering quickly and having fatigue lag on for days,” says Bonnie Modugno, a dietician based in Santa Monica,…
Outside magazine, September 1994 Regimens: Stretching for the Long Run or Ride By Dana Sullivan Tis the season for marathons, centuries, and strained leg muscles. “I see a lot more pulled muscles in the fall,” says Tom Nance, an athletic trainer at the Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and…
Bodywork, April 1997 Intake: Puppy Uppers By Brad Wetzler Mocha-flavored Powerbars, orangeburst Gu, Thunder Bars–and don’t forget Super Mega Mass 4000. Clearly, real food isn’t in among endurance athletes these days. And if carbo-visionary Pat Meiering has his way, your dog will…
Outside magazine, April 1997 It’s Hard to Eat Just One A brief and crunchy defense of entomophagy By Ian Frazier Showing off for the bridesmaids at my sister’s wedding reception years ago, I caught and ate a large black cricket.
Outside magazine, September 1996 Regimens: Mental Training Routines Tailored to Your… “Issue” Mark Jannot Virtually all of the athletes who consult with Nate Zinsser, sports psychologist for the Center for Enhanced Performance at West Point, fall into one of three categories, depending on the…
 For daily coverage of the 1999 Tour de France, please click here. Outside magazine, July 1999 Playing Dirty The out-of-control spectacle that was last year’s Tour de France confirmed once and for all what really…
Outside Magazine, November 1994 Intake: Food for the Fastest? By Elaine Appleton There’s a point in an afternoon of rock climbing or pool intervals when most athletes would resort to PowerBar by injection if it meant an instant surge of energy. But load carbos…
Tony Little (I'm the World's Number One Personal Trainer!) travels to Tonga (it's a monarchy, right? you just stop the fatty food from coming in!) and whips the island nation into shape (holy shit, these people are huge!)
Outside magazine, May 1996 Flexibility With 15 minutes and a spot on the floor, Trace Worthington can fire up your muscles for anything By Mark Jannot The world’s greatest aerial skier says that if he weren’t so dedicated to maintaining his flexibility,…
Outside magazine, July 1999 SCIENCE Two Minutes to a Savage Tan Check your elevation—”well done” may be closer than you think BAKED, NOT FRIED Location Minutes to Crisp* Summit of Mount Whitney, CA. Elevation,…
Outside magazine, March 2000 Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 DO THE OSCILLATION MENTAL STAMINA TEST |…
Outside magazine, April 1995 How Low Do You Go? A self-proctored exam to gauge your backcountry impact By Paul Kvinta Low-impact camping doesn’t have to mean tiptoeing naked through the forest and not bathing for weeks. But it does involve treading lightly,…
Bodywork: Fitness for the Outside Athlete, November 1996 Essentials: Another Form of Pain Prevention By Sarah Bowen Shea Although a rigorous preseason training regimen may take care of your muscular woes, it won’t prevent another kind of pain–that which comes from impact. Thus…
Outside magazine, June 1994 The Perfect Summer: The Honest-to-God Curveball Loosen up the elbow. Snap that wrist. We’re not talking about softball. By Randy Wayne White Few can hit a curveball, but almost anyone can make a ball curve, unless their…
Outside magazine, April 1996 Regimens: Going Long the Light-Weight Way By Mark Jannot Endurance training happens in the weight room too, with light weights and lots of repetitions. These exercises provide a full-body workout with that aim. Stu Mittleman recommends “stacking” three…
Outside magazine, September 1994 Intake: A Meatless Path to Protein By Elaine Appleton If you’ve been eating less meat, there may be a voice in your head telling you to up your protein intake. You should listen: Athletes need as much as seven grams of protein…
Outside magazine, April 1999 Good-bye, Guesswork The grounded new way to know how hard to go By Peter Lewis You’re probably well aware of the fact that you should divide your endurance regimen among long…
Fitness for the Outside Athlete, January 1997 Training: Upper-Body Basics The elegant efficacy of push-ups and pull-ups By Suzanne Schlosberg Everything you ever needed to know about upper-body strength training, you learned in fourth-grade PE. Plain old push-ups and pull-ups, and…
Outside magazine, September 1996 Training: Fabulous Abs, with Function By Cory Johnson THE “WASHBOARD ABS NOW!” VARIETY OF workout so popular with the indoor fitness set focuses on the aesthetics of muscle development, on the sculpting of a perfect, corrugated stomach. That’s fine, but…
Outside magazine, July 1999 The Righteous Gitis The Diving Dig | The Cartwheel | The Figure Four | Take the Stairs | The Crossover Dribble…
Outside Magazine, November 1994 Strategies: Extracting Knowledge from Thin Air By Dorothy Foltz-Gray Even before you’re reunited with your luggage, the stress of altitude is undermining your ski vacation. The drop in atmospheric pressure between home and resort–the average flatlander lives at 500 feet,…
Outside magazine, May 1996 No Bells, No Whistles, No Bull Just a streamlined approach to the six elements of fitness By Mark Jannot In this age of fitness-advice overload, with “trim that tummy in just three hours a week” quick fixes on…
When former NFL hit man Darryl Haley lumbered into the Ironman, he knew that he would become the biggest thing triathlon has ever seen.
Outside magazine, March 2000 Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 REALITY CHECK MENTAL STAMINA TEST | HEALTHY…
Outside magazine, December 1998 Strength in a Bottle? What you should know about the latest nutritional supplements By Paul Keegan Pepping up your game with performance-enhancing concoctions just isn’t necessary, contends nutritionist Kristine Clark…
The Downhill Report, December 1996 You Don’t Have to Sweat It Sometimes it’s hot–and sometimes it’s not. Introducing the world’s first truly all-weather ski outfit. By John Alderman Pity the ski outfit. One moment it’s expected to keep you cool and…
Outside magazine, June 1994 The Perfect Summer: Fear Not the Wave It’s big, it’s mean–and you must ride it. The key to clobber-proof bodysurfing. By Rob Story Hw much longer you gonna let those greasy waves jam your frequency? How many…
Outside magazine, April 1996 Prescriptions: Soothing the Burn By Kiki Yablon When your hair-trigger camp stove has just seared your backcountry buddy, forget what you think you know. “Your campsite isn’t the place to ‘stop, drop, and roll,'” says Dr. William Forgey, editor of…
Outside magazine, September 1994 Getting in Touch with Your Motions Ahtletes worth their joint receptors learn to move with a sense of kinesthetic grace By Mark Jannot Quick: Where is your right index finger–exactly? At what angle is your left elbow bent? Now touch…
Review, April 1997 All the Tent You Need For most people, most of the time, a super-light shelter for two is just enough By Doug Gantenbein Essentials: Tent Pampering Backcountry truism: Your tent is only as good as…
Fitness for the Outside Athlete, January 1997 Myth Behavior Don’t believe everything you overhear in the locker room. This year’s top ten fitness fallacies. By Ken McAlpine In the early sixties, New Zealander Peter Snell shocked the track world by winning…
Bodywork, July 1998 The Massage Shortcut Concrete benefits of a touchy-feely technique By Nancy Coulter-Parker If you always seem to have just enough energy to play but not to tend to the fussier details of fitness — you…
Outside Magazine, November 1994 Preparations: The Kick Divers Need By John L. Stein One item that you won’t find on the “before-you-dive” checklist is strong legs, but physiologists say that’s where scuba divers are often least prepared. Once you’re strapped in to a pair…
Outside magazine, May 1996 Rest & Recovery To get the most out of your training, says Seana Hogan, you’ve got to rest with a vengeance. By Mark Jannot Seana Hogan is a world-class authority on rest and recovery, if only because she…
By positing a heretical theory of nutrition, Barry Sears unleashed a multimillion-dollar monster. Now, with his credibility and nest egg hanging in the balance, he's trying to get his creation back under control.
Family Vacations, Summer 1997 Stroke, Stroke, Stroke Canoe-camping sets your kids in motion and lets them earn their keep Hired Hands The Chewonki Foundation (207-882-7323) leads a six-day Down East canoe trip on the St. Croix River…
Outside magazine, December 1998 The Perfect Fit ù Part Three A good workout doesn’t end with the body ù you’ve also got to train your brain By Paul Keegan Jim Loehr It’s cold and…
Outside magazine, December 1997 Genetics: We’re Looking for a Few Good Unmentionables Hoping to bring back the woolly mammoth, Japanese researchers seek out some unusual treasures By Paul Kvinta At this very moment, like a squadron of petri-dish-wielding minutemen,…
Outside magazine, July 1995 Regimens: Workouts in No Time Flat By Mark Jannot You bet interval training hurts–all the more reason to get it over with at the lunch break, when office obligations force you to keep things brief. Here’s a high-intensity training sampler…
Outside magazine, April 1996 The Slow Train to Fitness Jogging at a snail’s pace, say many elite athletes, will improve your health and stamina–and even your speed By Mark Jannot I recently went for a run with Forrest Gump–or our nearest equivalent…
Outside magazine, December 1995 Yoga with a Twist Flexibility and meditation, you bet. But astanga also delivers a Western-style workout. By John Brant I took my last yoga class in 1977, when both the world and the discipline being taught were profoundly…
Outside magazine, June 1995 Heat-Savvy Training: Heed the Internal Thermometer By Sara Corbett “You have to plan to suffer out there,” says 1995 national Championship Marathon winner Keith Brantly of training in the stifling humidity of his hometown, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “The heat just…
Outside magazine, March 1996 Regimens: The Calisthenic Challenge By Ken McAlpine “For calisthenics to be effective, you have to resist the urge to rest when the burning sensation in your muscles comes along,” says Mark De Lisle. “That’s where you’ll make great gains.” If…
Outside Magazine, October 1998 Predation A Talent for Killing The cruel links of the food chain, wonderfully revealed By Bernd Heinrich Every April since I was a kid, a pair of goshawks have built their nest in a…
Outside magazine, July 1999 The Crossover Dribble The Diving Dig | The Cartwheel | The Figure Four | Take the Stairs | The Crossover Dribble…
Outside Magazine, November 1994 The Dry-Land Program of Champions By Dana Sullivan Basic training for the U.S. Ski Team isn’t all that basic. But closed kinetic-chain exercises and plyometrics, the team’s preseason staples, are easy to duplicate in any gym and provide the one-two…
Are We There Yet? Games People Play (in cars) By Lisa Twyman Bessone Getting there is half the fun. Whoever coined that phrase obviously wasn’t traveling with a carload of kids. Here are a few items from our bag of…
Outside magazine, December 1999 Page: 1 | 2 | 3 Learn from Those Who Fell Before You Think injuries are a necessary evil? According to Dr. William Sterett, an orthopedist at Vail’s Steadman-Hawkins…
Outside magazine, February 1996 Pumping 1,200: What It Takes By John Galvin Genes. Mark Henry hails from a long line of Brobdingnagians. His Great-Uncle Chudd stood six-foot-six and weighed 450 pounds. Mark mashed the scales at 220 by age ten. Maximum Bulk.
Outside magazine, July 1995 Skills: How to Hone Your Peripheral Vision By Sandy Blakeslee As a child, Bill Bradley, U.S. senator from New Jersey and former New York Knicks star forward, would walk down the streets of his hometown, keeping his eyes focused straight…
Outside magazine, May 1996 Next, It’s Time to Power Up Once you’ve laid a solid strength base, says Karch Kiraly, the next step is to work on power. The difference? “Strength is the ability to move really heavy objects,” he explains. “Power is the ability to…
Outside magazine, December 1995 How to Get All Bent into Shape By Stephanie Pearson “Yoga’s aim is to connect the mind and body in friendship,” says Holiday Johnson, director of the Health and Fitness Yoga Center in Portland, Oregon, and instructor to many mountaineers,…
Outside magazine, June 1995 Guide to Summer: Strike That Confident Pose Your knees are bent. Your arms are dangling. Your board is long. Now for the soul-arch bottom-turn… By Bucky McMahan This year, in large part because of the momentous, contemplative event…
Outside magazine, April 1999 Plop, Plop, Chug, Chug Portable relief for athletic thirst By Michael Kessler “I can’t reveal my secret,” whispers Fred Marius, proud creator of Psycho Fred’s Quic Disc, the first tablet that…
The Downhill Report, December 1996 Best $5 Lunch BaseBox Restaurant, Mad River Glen, Vermont “We get a lot of telemarkers, and they tend to be, well, you know, tree-huggers,” says Basebox head chef Peter Thompson, explaining his large selection of vegetarian…