Peak bagging: these ultra-fit adventurers collect mountaintops like some people collect stamps

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Peak bagging, or climbing specific mountain peaks, is attracting women of all ages. Information about ten peaks is presented. Peaks include: Mt Washington, Mt Rogers, Mt Elbert, Wheeler Peak, Mt Whitney, Mt Katahdin, Guadalupe Peak, Borah Peak, Longs Peak and Humphreys Peak.

Planning, Mountaineering

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Into the woods

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Orienteering is a sport that involves running through a wooded area, racing the clock, while using a topographic map and finding as many control points as possible along the course. The sport originated in Scandinavia in the 1920s and spread to the US in the 1940s.

Competitions, Orientation, Perceptual orientation

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The powerhouse diet: how to eat like a champ - and perform like one

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The right food is essential to improved physical activity. Six building blocks: carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals and water are discussed. Also discussed are 20 super foods in the categories of dairy, vegetable, fruit, protein, grain and snack.

Health aspects, Physiological aspects, Food, Physical fitness

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