It's OK to Eat More and Exercise Less During Quarantine
Stop worrying about weight gain. The pandemic gives you enough to think about.
Hey everyone. Hope you’re safe and healthy. I’ve got a Zoom birthday (if that isn’t a nod to the times, I don’t know what is) to attend this evening, so I’m moving quickly on this send. Please forgive typos, stupid mistakes, etc.
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(P.S. Stell says hi.)
The virus edition
It's OK to Eat More and Exercise Less During Quarantine: Stop worrying about weight gain. The pandemic gives you enough to think about. [Christine Byrne for Outside]
The People in Idaho’s Coronavirus Epicenter Have a Message for the Rest of Us: The rural area around Sun Valley, Idaho, became one of the earliest hot spots of COVID-19 cases in the US. Now, its residents can teach us something about what’s next. [Anne Helen Petersen for BuzzFeed]
Why Surfers and Climbers Break Social Distancing Rules: Flouting the law is in our blood, but for the time being, caution equals caring. [Daniel Duane for Outside]
What Environmentalism Can Teach Us About Staying Home: Lessons from Wendell Berry, Wallace Stegner, and my neighborhood trees. [Heather Hansman for Outside]
The think about something else edition
For Montana Wilderness Vet Marie Griffis, Winning Gaucho Derby Horse Race Was the Ultimate Survival Test: “It was a very dangerous race. It wasn’t just a horse race. It was a huge test of survival skills.” [Richard Dunwoody for the Billings Gazette]
How to Hike Solo and Make it in Outdoor Journalism with Shawnté Salabert [via Caroline Gleich’s podcast]