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Adventure Upgrade: Thru-Hike a Long Trail

Prep for success, plan ahead, and stay healthy to pull off a month-plus trek.

Build Backpacking Muscles

Strengthen three key areas - shoulders, ankles, and core - this winter so you can tackle tougher trails next spring.

Yoga for Backpackers

Ease post-hike pain and prep muscles for the next day.

How to Walk

Yes, there's a better way to put one foot in front of the other. Improve your stride, trek farther, and end leg and back pain with our guide to the new science of healthy hiking.

Tough Guy Challenge Week 4

We're down to the last two weeks of our five-week Tough Guy Challenge. Are you still hanging in there?

Tough Guy Challenge Week 3

Week three of our five-week challenge will have you navigating obstacles and increasing mileage.

Tough Guy Challenge 2011

Think you're a tough guy (or gal)? Take our five-week challenge and enter our video contest for a chance to prove it.

How to Do Everything - Banish Blisters, Build Lung Power, and More.

Hike farther, faster, and pain-free with these training tips and exercise.

How to Do Everything - Become a Mileage Monster

Hike farther, faster, and pain-free with these training tips and exercise.

Hiking Exercises: Beef Up Your Lower Back

Try this exercise to give your lower back the strength you need.

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