Fitness & Nutrition

Lots of climbing can make your upper body unbalanced. Try these exercises to straighten it out A variety of push-ups—arms at the side, arms wide, one arm close and one arm wide; alternating shoot-outs—from a push-up position, one arm stays...

This finger workout will help your hand and contact strength out on the rocks g Start by hanging off a pull-up bar or a large hold on the hangboard with four fingers and gradually decrease the number of fingers you use. If...

Keep your shoulders strong and prevent injury while paddling by practicing these moves The shoulders take a lot of stress in whitewater paddling. To keep hers strong, and thus less prone to injury, Canadian kayaker Sarah Boudens does a number...

Lying flat on your back, lift your upper body and lower body off the ground to create a V. Keep legs straight, head back and upper body in a line. Lying flat on your back, lift your legs together as high...

At the bottom of the slide, get into a push-up position with your hands on the end of the slide, shoulders directly above your hands, and feet in the gravel. Drop into a push-up. Explode up, lifting your hands off...

The CrossFit world may be twisted, but it works I used to think the cult of climbing had a solid lock on weird dress, weird eating and weird training habits, but I’ve found a new cult that takes all of these...

Want to be a speedier road racer? Train with leg pyramids Leg speed makes a huge difference in your [road biking] performance—especially in a fast tail-wind section or a fierce sprint to the end,” says Jenny Trew, a 26-year-old cyclist with...

Start by paying no attention to all that fitness BS I hate fitness writers, and I hate the magazines that publish their work. Every time I pick up an outdoor sports magazine, there’s usually at least one article on the cover...

In three years, Alex Wrubleski has gone from an oval-obsessed speed skater on Canada’s national team to a hill-climbing machine on the women’s European cycling tour. After a win at the Redlands Classic, a major North American road race in...

Camper extraordinaire Kevin Callan shares his three favourite camp recipes made from home-dried ingredients. Spaghetti with Meat SauceA camp recipe favourite from Kevin Callan. Lunch, Dinner 1 cup dehydrated spaghetti sauce 1 cup dehydrated hamburger (try turkey or even venison if you can...

Going fishing on your next adventure? Here's how to enjoy your catch A blackened grill over a bed of hot coals. A cast-iron skillet of bubbling oil. Fish so fresh, they're still flipping. And that sweet aroma...

Recipe from: Fishing guide Tony Jeffers, from Great Bear Lake Lodge, Northwest Territories. Lunch 3-6 lb lake trout, filleted 6 medium parboiled potatoes 4 celery stalks, chopped 2 large carrots, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 1/2 lb butter 5 strips bacon 1 pinch basil 1 pinch thyme 1 small can niblet...