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Ski Conditioning

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Although this article is on the older side, this exercise program for ski conditioning still is pertinent. If you haven’t started skiing yet this season, get going and follow the workout below to get in shape for it. The skiing... Read More...

Battle Scars

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Battle Scars by Sarah Shaffer A few years back I had fairly extensive surgery. Following the birth of our daughter, my body decided it wasn’t up to repairing itself from the pregnancy process. I ended up with a severe form... Read More...

The Squat

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by WenOut Staff Sports of all kinds require a base level of fitness to perform well. With the extremely wide range of sports to play in the Wenatchee Valley, it is best to keep your training broad, general, and all... Read More...

Backcountry Pharmacy

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In this suit-happy world, the author of this article preferred not to be identified. He’s had first-aid training and is an experienced climber. He is not a medical professional.  This story and its recommendations are not the final word but the starting... Read More...

Sports Nutrition Made Simple

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by Andy Dappen Awhile back I listened to Maureen Boswell, a registered dietician and a health-fitness instructor, talk to Wenatchee High School athletes about sports nutrition. Maureen has written articles for Wenatchee Outdoors in the past and on this evening... Read More...

Bad Ending to Great Backcountry

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Bad Ending to Great Backcountry  by Liz Dunham The day started out wonderfully.  Tumwater canyon was gorgeous under the cloudy sky; recent avalanche paths were visible between the evergreen forests and bare winter larches.  After a stretch of especially freezing... Read More...

Lessons of the Nearly Disabled

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  Lessons of the Nearly Disabled             by Andy Dappen It was DAD (Dawn and Dusk) Patrol Wednesday. Matt Dahlgreen and I had embarked on one of those trips our wives envision as a picture of Hell rather than fun.... Read More...

Adjusting to Injury

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by Molly Steere Eight weeks ago, I ruptured my plantar fascia (the flat band of tissue, or ligament, which runs from the back of the heel and fans out to the toes). I had plantar fasciitis and decided to go... Read More...

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