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Where wellness and nature meet. Connecting the outdoors with health, fitness, spirituality, and human potential.
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Ray Wirth
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Aug 14
Serious Fun — Rediscovering the Power of Outdoor Play
Our mental well-being depends on it
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Feb 19
Revisioning the Outdoors
New Outdoors Highlights, Month #12
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Ray Wirth
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Feb 5
Do Some People Not Need Nature?
The belief that nature “isn’t for everyone” is wrongheaded and dangerous
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Sandy A Lane
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Jan 30
Not a Winter Sports Kind of Person
Negative perceptions can stop us from enjoying the outdoor…
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Ray Wirth
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The New Outdoors
Jan 29
If Nature Boosts Your Brain, Does the Indoors Shrink It?
Current research extols the mental benefits…
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Ray Wirth
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Jan 15
The Outdoors as a Path to Body Image Satisfaction and Fitness
Focus on what your body can do rather…
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Ray Wirth
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Dec 19, 2023
Into a Healthier Zone — New Outdoors Highlights, Month #10
Thriving in winter is about stepping out of…
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Ray Wirth
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The New Outdoors
Dec 6, 2023
The Hidden-in-Plain-Sight Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic
Nature is a restorative salve for social…
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Ethan Ege
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Sep 28, 2023
Chasing Plastic
Ultimate Frisbee as an Outdoor Outlet
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Ray Wirth
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Sep 14, 2023
Lions, Tigers, and Bears Are the Least of It
Negative messaging, amplified fears, and the need for a…
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