Entries filed under 'Outdoors'

Fitness and Fresh Air: New York Times Report Examines the Benefits of Exercising Outdoors

The outdoors is humanity’s original gym. It appears it might still be the best to workout. Author and New York Times fitness writer Gretchen Reynolds cites a variety of studies that indicate outdoor exercise delivers benefits that cannot be matched indoors. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on February 25, 2013 12:00 PM & Tagged Cycling, Outdoors, Running, exercise, fitness and walking | permalink | Comments



Elite at Age 11; How Can Parents Help Kids Discover Their Personal Outdoor Passion?

Do you have an outdoor prodigy in your family? A recent New York Times article showcases the impressive bouldering skills of 11-year-old Ashima Shiraishi, the daughter of Japanese transplants who settled in New York City. Ashima, who weighs 63 pounds, has already tackled complex bouldering challenges that, the article reports, "have already placed her among the elite in the sport." Maybe you have an accomplished young outdoor athlete—climber, cyclist, paddler, runner, snowboarder or skier—in ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on May 16, 2012 4:03 PM & Tagged Bouldering, Climbing, Outdoors, REI Expert Advice and kids | permalink | Comments



Quiet Time: How Your Brain May Get a Boost from Time Spent Outdoors

Name one of the big payoffs for walking a remote trail, biking on a seldom-traveled road, paddling into an empty cove, pitching a tent a dozen miles from the nearest road. It's the quiet. The stillness. The time and space to think. An opinion piece, "The Joy of Quiet" by author Pico Iyer, is an essay published last week in The New York Times that ponders an increasingly common wish among we 21st century types—a yearning to periodically unplug from the torrent of electronic information we ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 4, 2012 4:53 PM & Tagged Outdoors, quiet and thinking | permalink | Comments



A Nature Photographer's 5 Easy Tips for Better Shots

High-megapixel cameras are everywhere these days (even on smartphones), but they don’t help much if you have some bad shooting habits. And, unfortunately, most of us do. I have been a professional nature photographer for nearly 20 years, so the REI Blog asked me to share some of my surefire tips for taking better pictures. Just in time for your spring outings, here are my 5 favorites: 1. Patience. Pace yourself. When you get to a new place everything seems to be screaming out “take my ...

Posted by Dudley E on April 1, 2011 2:10 PM & Tagged Black and Brown Faces in America's Wild Places, Outdoors, Photography, dudley edmonson and nature | permalink | Comments



What Does One Doctor Prescribe for Good Health? Fresh Air

Will doctors some day write prescriptions for outdoor activity as a treatment for boosting a patient's health? At least one doctor is already doing so. A Nov. 29 New York Times article by health writer Jane Brody identifies Dr. Daphne Miller, affiliated with the University of California, as an advocate of turning public lands (national, state and local parks, for example) into public health resources. Why write a prescription for being outdoors? Indoor-habituated people need basic guidance, ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on November 30, 2010 12:22 PM & Tagged Outdoors, health and perscriptions | permalink | Comments