Nutrition / Hydration

3 Strategies for Staying Healthy During the Holidays

The holidays. We look forward to them with excitement and also some fear and trepidation. While they are a wonderful time to gather...

Hiking for Weight Loss? Try These 4 Easy Ways to Boost Your Burn on the Trail

As a hiking coach, I get asked frequently if hiking is a good way to lose weight. The answer is a bit more complex than a simple yes or...

4 Things to Know About Losing Those Pandemic Pounds

Are you finding that your summer hiking clothes don't fit quite as well as they did last year? You're not alone! A small (269 subjects)...

Thru-hiking calories - does quality count?

You've probably heard the adage that you can't outrun a bad diet. Does the same hold true for hiking? Thru-hiking burns up to 5000...

Want to build muscle, improve immunity, and stabilize your mood? Eat more protein!

I celebrate when clients send me messages like the one I got this week. “I was two grams away from my protein goal today!” Why? Because...

Sausage fingers and puffy hands? Try these 5 strategies to manage hand swelling while hiking.

Many pathological conditions cause hand swelling, like carpal tunnel syndrome, Raynaud’s disease, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, thoracic...

Drink up! What You Need To Know About Hydrating On The Trail

Every hiker’s worst nightmare, besides the dreaded grizzly, is running out of water on the trail. Consequently, hikers tend to carry the...