Health & Fitness
Your Body vs. the Trail
			How ground reaction forces impact your hikes, runs, and joints  By Trey Nichols  Imagine that you’ve got a pea-sized pebble in your shoe as you’re ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Out There Outdoors		
				
																						
			August 20, 2025		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Mental Wellness Strategies
			By Ammi Midstokke  The landscape of understanding around mental health is rapidly changing. Where we once were limited to hushed discussions about distant cousins having ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Ammi Midstokke		
				
																						
			May 4, 2025		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Can Sitting In a Sauna Make You Healthier?
			Finding a Sauna in the Inland NW or Building Your Own Cover photo courtesy of Rebecca Hurlen-Patano By Chris Maccini  Heated rooms have been enjoyed ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Out There Outdoors		
				
																						
			February 20, 2025		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Less Data, More Joy
			The hidden stress of wearable tech     By Joel Sattgast  Cover photo courtesy Joel Sattgast The phone call with my client didn’t go well. Instead of ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Out There Outdoors		
				
																						
			December 26, 2024		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The Changing Needs of a Changing Body
			By Ammi Midstokke  At 94, my grandmother tells me she’s on the “Whatever I Like” diet. As far as I can tell, it’s comprised of ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Ammi Midstokke		
				
																						
			October 13, 2024		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The Benefits of Float Therapy
			Cover photo courtesy of Alana Livingston By Alana Livingston I remember passing by a sign near Northtown Mall a few years ago that simply said ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Out There Outdoors		
				
																						
			August 9, 2024		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The Buzz on Bug Repellant
			Cover photo courtesy Shallan Knowles Permethrin, picaradin, DEET, bracelets, candles, lotions, sprays. All I know at 11 p.m. when they whine past my ear and ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Carol Corbin		
				
																						
			June 4, 2024		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Running Cancer Into the Ground
			How the magic of the trails healed me By Brad Thiessen The Mountain Magic Trail Run, a race with 5, 10, and 25k options on ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Brad Thiessen		
				
																						
			May 3, 2024		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The Gut of the Matter
			Making sense of gut health and why it matters Of all the love poems ever written, they all seemed to focus on the heart, as ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Ammi Midstokke		
				
																						
			April 11, 2024		
				
					
					
														
									
								
													
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