Category: hike

Trail Hiking Preparation Tips

Training Tips For Trail Hiking There are a million reasons to be a lover of the outdoors. The fresh air in the woods can feel invigorating after spending weeks trapped in the city. Hearing the birds sing in the branches and seeing the creepy crawlers rustle the leaves is another reason some people love trail …

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Exercise is Medicine

Hills are better than pills! “Exercise is Medicine” is a global initiative that encourages doctors to prescribe exercise much like they now prescribe drugs. It’s not a  crazy idea and it might just work. In fact, according to a New Zealand study, a group of inactive women was prescribed exercise, and two years later, 39% …

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Rail-Trail Hall of Fame

If you’re looking for a great, epic trail, I encourage you to visit The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame web page. On it, you’ll be able to locate one of the world’s best trails just by clicking on a map. So you can find the location where you want to ride bike, hike, etc. and …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/06/09/rail-trail-hall-of-fame/