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— Philip Pullman
Video Blog: How to properly lift a canoe without hurting your back
Backcountry canoe camping is an excellent way to decrease stress and improve your mental health. However, if you don't lift a canoe properly you risk back injuries or making an existing back issue worse.
How backcountry camping can decrease stress, pain, and renew your appreciation for life.
As a physiotherapist, I commonly encounter how a high demand, high distraction lifestyle manifests not only as mental anguish, but physical pain. Recent research has shown that you can reverse these negative effects by spending time in nature. These are the top 5 reasons to backcountry camp.
First Adventure Race Recap: All the things not to do.
With adventure racing there are a few more variables to consider than your standard road race. We learned a lot through this experience, mostly how to improve for the next race. So for anyone considering making the leap into adventure racing, here are 6 rules to nail your first and following adventure races.