Health & Fitness

Tapering as Active Training (and Other Ways to Gain 10 Pounds in 10 Days)

I spend weeks looking forward to a taper, but it always comes with the mental anguish of trying not to spend all my free time ...
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When Our Bellies Become Bottomless Pits

Let’s just get something straight from the beginning: Our bodies were not designed to consume 5,800 calories a day. But come training season, I sure ...
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All That and More: How Bone Broth Can Save Your Relationship

Unless you’ve been living in a media vortex or have no friends, you’ve probably been hearing the raves about bone broth. The claims of its ...
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Woman in a wetsuit adjusting her swim cap, preparing for an open water swim.

Life in Water: What Drives this Local Swimmer to Hit the Lake Whenever She Can

Susan Hales describes the details of some of her more memorable swims vividly. She has been attacked by a merganser. She has been inspected by ...
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Macronutrients and the Three-Piece Pie

One of the easiest ways to start a brawl between nutritionists and trainers and athletes is to make a statement about how many carbohydrates a ...
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Team OTM at the end of the Spokane 2 Sandpoint Relay Run.

Sign Up for the Team OTM Challenge & Be More Active This Year

If you had a chance this year to try something new, something a little out of your comfort zone, something slightly off the beaten path ...
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Ski Hill Thermos Soup

After a thrilling morning on the hill, it is always restoring to have something hot for lunch before returning to the snow. Here is a ...
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Caution to the New You

It’s that time of year. The time when we apply deprivation and restraint to our plates with the fervor of a dedicated monk. Because we ...
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Healthy Snacks for the Ski Pack or Trail

This fall, I munched my way through a pile of “healthy” snacks to discover the best and most delicious protein-packed and energizing bites out there. ...
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