A Colorado Springs couple who died in an avalanche with their dog over the weekend were known for their work in health care and their love for the outdoors, according to those close to them. Hannah Nash, 25, Drake Oversen, 34, and their dog Valarie were killed Saturday after an […]
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Campaigners voice concern over policing of children keeping active outdoors
Two images of a children’s play park in Victoria Park, Bath, which is open today (top) in line with the guidance for the latest lockdown restrictions – PA/Ben Birchall Overzealous policing of children playing outdoors is stopping youngsters getting much-needed exercise during lockdown, activity campaigners have claimed. The Playing Out […]
WSJ Wealth Adviser Briefing: Revamping Bonus Plans, Value in the Great Outdoors, Execs on Factory Floor
Investors are showing signs of increasing exuberance, reflecting optimism about a vaccine-fueled global recovery and the changed economics of the post-coronavirus world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6% for the first week of 2021, marking its fourth-straight weekly gain despite a mob storming the U.S. Capitol Wednesday and a […]
Snap up North Face’s top-rated walking boots in the January sales and embrace the great outdoors
Whether you’re going on a nature-filled getaway from the city or simply in the market for new boots, these practical hiking shoes are a great choice for winter (The Independent/ iStock) Christmas and Boxing Day have come and gone for another year, meaning that savvy consumers can now turn their […]
Two top CDC officials step down; Birx urges Americans to wear masks indoors and outdoors
Two top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were moving on and angry Democrats were calling out the U.S. Postal Service leadership Sunday as the U.S. COVID-19 death toll that inched toward 170,000. A sliver of help may be on the way for the relentless coronavirus testing issues hampering efforts […]
New saliva test a ‘huge step forward’; Birx urges Americans to wear masks indoors and outdoors
A sliver of help may be on the way for the relentless coronavirus testing issues hampering efforts to slow a U.S. death toll that inched toward 170,000 on Sunday. The average number of daily tests across the nation has begun to fall, according to the COVID Tracking Project. Delays sometimes stretching to […]
Pandemic pushes Mexico’s ‘lucha libre’ wrestlers outdoors and online
Xochimilco (Mexico) (AFP) – Driven from their spectator-filled stadiums by the coronavirus, Mexico’s “lucha libre” wrestlers have taken their flamboyant costumes and acrobatic maneuvers to an unlikely new battleground immersed in nature. As dawn breaks over the capital, a dozen burly fighters board a boat in Xochimilco, a maze of […]
Patients will be prescribed walks in the great outdoors on the NHS
Exercise has known benefits for physical and mental health. (Getty Images) Patients may soon be prescribed a walk in the great outdoors on the NHS. In a bid to reduce pressure on the health service, environment secretary George Eustice has said GPs and other medics in the UK will be able to […]
US hits daily record; New Jersey to require masks outdoors; United Airlines announces major layoffs
As the Ivy League cancelled fall sports over coronavirus concerns Wednesday, hospitalizations continued to rise and ICU beds were quickly filling as the nation surpassed 3 million coronavirus cases. The stunning milestone hit less than six months after the first confirmed case was reported Jan. 21, in Everett, Washington. Tuesday saw a […]