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[:45] How I usually keep track of my day tally

[1:01] For a long time, this was important

[2:20] Why this was a surprise

[2:35] Here's a quick tally of what that means

[3:06] Is this what happens after this much time?

[3:30] It's just a part of who I am, I guess

[4:37] Here's how you get this, too

253: What to Wear in Cold Weather (Sarah Histand, adventure fitness trainer) Nov 17, 2022

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We all know that spending time outside in the winter is a major key to getting through the season happy and healthy. Winter temperatures and not knowing how to get comfortable in it might be one of the things keeping you inside. And that makes sense. Why in the world would you want to go outside if you know you're going to be uncomfortable, cold and miserable?

With a little help from an expert, heading outside in cold weather doesn't have to be an impossible and really uncomfortable challenge. Today's guest, Sarah Histand, works to make winter recreation accessible to everyone, and that starts with learning the simple basics on how to stay warm and happy when you're out there. She breaks down exactly what to wear when it's cold outside in this helpful and practical episode. Listen now!

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[3:22] Sarah Histand's favorite outdoor place [4:16] Fun and weird fact about Valdez [4:59] How Sarah became someone who likes to go outside. [7:28] The connection of mind and getting uncomfortable [12:12] The first thing people need to know about dressing for cold [15:12] The basic steps staying warm outside [18:24] What we mean by layers [22:30] Does getting dress for cold weather have to be expensive? [25:57] An actual example of getting dressed for a cold day [30:11] The glory of the buff [32:33] The biggest cold weather dressing mistake Sarah sees [33:54] The magic of snacks and peeing (yes really) [36:24] Amy and Sarah's favorite underappreciated gear [39:19] Mistakes that were made [42:19] Why it's important to be gentle with yourself [45:54] Sarah's favorite outdoor moment

252 Outdoor Diary: How I'm Using Nature to Get Through Stressful Times Nov 15, 2022

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It's not exactly a low stress time of year — and if it is now, let's be honest, it probably will be at least a little stressful soon. That's just how the holidays go for so many of us. It's part of life.

But dealing with it can also be a part of life. And Amy has found that heading outside is perfect for that. In this episode Amy talks about why this time of year is so stressful for her and what she's been doing about it.

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Some of the good stuff:

[:50] The body does, in fact, keep the score

[1:00] Here's what's wrong with November

[2:28] And then there comes the holidays

[3:09] Here's some not so good tools

[3:40] But what about going outside?

[3:55] Make a container out of it

[4:30] A recent example

BONUS Wear Blue: Run to Remember Allied Forces Run Stories of Service & Sacrifice Nov 11, 2022

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Join wear blue: run to remember and Amazon Global Military for a bonus episode of Humans Outside on stories of service and sacrifice for the annual wear blue: run to remember Allied Forces run in partnership with Amazon's Warriors@ employee affinity group. Walk or run a 5k while listening to take purposeful steps on this Veterans Day in the U.S. or Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom and Canada to honor the fighting, fallen and families.

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251: A Candid Chat on Healing War Trauma Outside With Our Very Own Veteran (Luke Bushatz, husband, veteran, Remedy Alpine co-founder) Nov 10, 2022

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Military injuries and combat trauma are part of our origin story here at Humans Outside. It's why we started looking to nature for healing. It's why we moved to Alaska. And it's why we ended up spending at least 20 consecutive minutes outside every day, no matter what.

The weeks around Veterans Day are the perfect time to talk about the power of getting outside to address war wounds and the weight of military service. But there's one thing we've never done: bring Luke on the show to talk about it himself.

That seems really silly, so in this episode we fix that. Hear Luke Bushatz gives his own perspective on what he experienced serving in the U.S. Army, how heading outside helped him deal with it and what he's done about it since through his work with the veteran-focused nonprofit Remedy Alpine. This is an episode you don't want to miss.

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Some of the good stuff:

[3:06] Let's just make this awkward as quickly as possible

[3:50] Luke's favorite outdoor space

[5:01] How Luke became someone who likes to go outside

[7:52] A view into Luke's war trauma

[13:54] The moment Luke realized heading outside helped his war wounds

[17:44] All about Remedy Alpine

[21:48] Watching nature heal veterans

[31:00] How Luke has seen nature help Amy

[33:00] How we've seen nature help our kids

[36:18] Luke's favorite outdoor gear isn't boring to him

[38:00] Luke's favorite outdoor space

250 Outdoor Diary: What I've Learned From Falling Down A Lot Outside Nov 08, 2022

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Amy hasn't always been OK with falling. Once upon a time it was exactly what she was avoiding. But since she started spending more time outside, she's realized that falling is a somewhat inevitable part of life -- plus she's so very good at it.

So how does that help with non-outside things? In this episode Amy addresses what she's learned from getting comfortable with falling in all the ways. Listen now.

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Some of the good stuff:

[:46] A new thing I'm saying

[1:10] I do not have a good background with this thing

[1:20] A brief of history of a lot of falling

[3:14] Falling immersion therapy

[3:35] Getting OK with falling (not really) inside

[4:10] And now these are my options

[5:30] Help a friend out and fail a little please

249: Why Everything Comes Back to Our Connection to Land (Chelsey Luger and Thosh Collins, authors and indigenous wellness advocates) Nov 03, 2022

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For thousands of years, Tribal Nations have leaned on an understanding that everything is connected to keep themselves healthy and their communities successful. But western culture has lost or, worse, purposefully ignored the wisdom of those teachings -- and it hasn't made us exceptionally healthy and happy.

In their new book The Seven Circles, indigenous wellness advocates Thosh Collins and Chelsey Luger lay out seven interconnected principles for pursuing whole-life health. In this episode of Humans Outside Chelsey and Thosh dive into the "land" principle and use indiegnous cultural teachings to show us how spending time outside and connecting with the land can have whole-life benefits.

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Some of the good stuff:

[2:42] Thosh Collin's favorite outdoor space

[3:01] Chelsey Luger's favorite outdoor space

[3:42] How Chelsey and Thosh learned the value of spending time outside

[7:22] A caveat on "indigenous" wellness

[10:37] What are the seven circles of wellness?

[17:38] Looking at the circles as an interconnected ring

[20:17] All about connecting with the land

[27:30] Why we have to learn to be connected to the land

[31:26] What we spend time with shows what we value

[35:51] How the land circle interacts with the other circles

[40:53] The stages of understanding the circles

[46:29] Thosh and Chelsey's favorite outdoor moments

248 Outdoor Diary: Moving In Nature to Honor the Fallen Nov 01, 2022

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You probably know Amy is a runner. But do you know why? The story goes back to a really tragic military deployment, trying to know what to say or do when so many of your friends' husbands don't come home to their families and worrying that you, too, could get The Knock any day.

Listen to this episode to learn why Amy sees running as a path to honoring the fallen while working to live an inspired life.

Some of the good stuff:

[:45] It's hard to remember what I was like in the before time (not those before times)

[1:00] Before I was outdoorsy

[1:43] The story begins with a baby and a sad goodbye

[2:20] When things got real

[3:00] The problem of not knowing what to do

[3:44] The very first email invite

[4:16] Finding something to do

[5:20] The act and power of movement

[6:00] Upcoming bonus episode

[6:17] How I honored through movement this week

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247: Hacks to Make Life More Tranquil, More Fun and More Outdoorsy (Laura Vanderkam, time management expert) Oct 27, 2022

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On the one hand is time management -- using steps to get the most out of every hour. On the other hand is energy and having the bandwidth to get it all done. So what happens when you're great at time management but always find yourself energy poor? You've got time to do everything you need to do, but lack the energy to get around to the things you want to do. Instead you feel rushed at best, or simply exhausted at worst.

In her new book Tranquility by Tuesday author and time management expert Laura Vanderkam lays out nine guidelines that she has found make a measurable difference in how satisfied people feel about how they spend their time. In this episode she digs into two of the nine and gives tips on how we can make them work for us.

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Some of the good stuff:

[3:39] Laura Vanderkam pretty much just writes books for me

[4:50] Laura's favorite outdoor space

[7:13] What is tranquility?

[9:37] What are the 'Tranquility by Tuesday' rules?

[12:44] Why is 'three times a habit?' And what does that mean?

[17:28] Intensity vs. consistency

[21:00] All about 'one big adventure, one little adventure'

[24:15] There are no adventure police

[27:00] We're back to intentionality again

[30:30] Overcoming inertia

[33:57] 'Police the muscle'

246 Outdoor Diary: The Surprising Power of Ski Anticipation Oct 25, 2022

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Amy's pretty used to eating her words by now, which is why she's not at all ashamed to admit that she said she'd never, ever ski and now she kind of loves it -- especially when we're talking Nordic skiing.

But this week's first ski of the year showed that skiing has brought a totally expected benefit: it's taught her to actually look forward to winter. Never underestimate the power of anticipation.

Some of the good stuff:

[:46] I'm OK with eating my words even if it's a fail

[1:10] My "never ski" proclamation was totally legit

[1:58] Yes, we're blaming this on Luke

[2:58] Why wanting and action are not the same.

[3:55] What happened when I actually tried

[4:11] The power of anticipation

[5:05] A recent ski season win

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