Fitness & Nutrition

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...

Recipe from: Fishing guide Matt Yukich, Indian Head Fishing Lodge in Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan. Lunch 1/2 cup margarine 1-3 lb lake trout, filleted 1 pinch garlic powder 1 pinch seasoning salt 1 pinch dill 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup mustard 1 onion, sliced 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded Roll out enough...

Recipe from: Fishing guide Ryan Suffron, from Knee Lake Resort, Manitoba. Lunch 3 cups flour 1 cup cracker crumbs 5 tbsp seasoning salt 6 walleye fillets, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes 3 tbsp lemon pepper 2 lb side bacon, sliced 2 cups Dijon mustard Combine flour, cracker crumbs and...