When you need to whip your body into winter sports shape and prep for ski or snowboard season, there’s no point doing single joint exercises such as biceps curls or calf raises. After all, when was the last time you did a biceps curl motion while skiing? Instead, utilize full body exercises that incorporate multi-joint […]
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Your Guide to Indoor Fun and Fitness for the Fall Shoulder Season Resist the urge to hibernate during the colder, grayer “shoulder season.” Perhaps easier said than done. After all, it’s often too ______ (fill-in-the-blank with current nasty weather condition) for ________ (whatever you most like to do outside). And there’s not enough snow in
Dee Molenaar, The Mountaineers Books, 4th Edition, 2011, 430 pages The definitive book concerning the mountaineering history and essence of Mount Rainier is Dee Molenaar’s The Challenge of Rainier. Originally published in 1971, a fully revised and highly readable edition was recently published to commemorate the 40th anniversary. For anyone with any level of interest
Spokane’s 7th Annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation will take place on November 16, 2013, starting and finishing in the Gondola Meadow in Riverfront Park. It is the largest holiday themed event of its kind in the nation. Many participants sport holiday themed costumes (there’s a costume contest component if you’re feeling
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This year I took many different ways to and from work during my bike commutes. Consequently, I witnessed many instances where drivers and cyclists created unsafe situations for the person on the bike. Drivers: When a bicycle pulls up to a four-way stop let them take their turn like everyone else. When you skip your
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By Pedal Wrench The businessman in his white dress shirt glanced at my hands as I carefully rolled out his electronic-shifting carbon race bike from the back room. I’m sure he noticed the black grit under my fingernails. But with sincere gratitude he reached out his hand with a “Man, thanks so much for getting
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OTM: What inspired you to create and start publishing OTM back in 2004? JS: Outdoor activity was clearly on the rise and didn’t seem to be getting the attention it deserved. Oh, and I needed a job. OTM: Were you surprised that Spokane finally made it into Outside magazine’s top 10 outdoor town list? JS:
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The long-awaited Mount Spokane snowshoe hut is closer to becoming a reality. Despite a series of setbacks, park visitors will now see the warming shelter taking shape at Smith Gap. The floor and frame of the building should be finished this fall, and by early next summer, the Friends of Mount Spokane will need volunteers
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Phillip Connors, Ecco, 2012, 272 pages Grand Prize Winner Banff Mountain Book Festival 2012 Fire Season’s selection as the winner of the Phillys and Don Munday Award for best book at the 2012 Banff Mountain Book Festival surprised many. Though I hadn’t read Fire Season, the several quality entries I had read that were not
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