If you’re looking to spend more time outdoors, but are also keen to up your fitness levels, what about trying speed hiking? “It’s an approach somewhere between hiking and trail running,” says Dr.

Thru-hiking, the practice of backpacking an entire long-distance trail in a single season, lures in adventurers with a sweet song of physical challenge and communion with nature. Hikers undertake ...

Backpacking is just like day hiking. Except instead of finishing the day by going home to a shower and a home-cooked meal, you camp alongside the trail, don’t shower, and eat someone’s best attempt at ...

Spine doctors say the way you hike up- and downhill matters Nearly 40 percent of Americans struggle with back pain, making it the most common area of the body for aches. While it’s tempting to quit ...

North America offers countless backpacking options. Without much fanfare, hiking and backpacking have become two of the country’s most popular outdoor activities. According to the 2022 Outdoor ...