June 19, 2024

Outdoor Participation Trends Report Sees Outdoor Recreation Hit 175M+ Participants

The Outdoor Foundation (OF) and Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) released their 2024 Outdoor Participation Trends report, which provides members of the outdoor industry exclusive participation data and activity insight to inform business strategy for the year ahead. The report indicates that participation in outdoor recreation grew by 4.1 percent in 2023, to a record 175.8...

June 18, 2024

Wellness Therapies Like Red Light Show Promise, Study Finds

The Healthspan Project — led by Dr. Rachele Pojednic, director of scientific research and education at Restore — assessed changes in participants’ body composition, heart rate variability (HRV), and blood biomarkers after six months of consistent usage of numerous wellness therapies. The study included weekly treatments of total body cryotherapy, photobiomodulation (red...

June 18, 2024

Outdoor Participation Hits Record Levels for Ninth Consecutive Year

BOULDER, COLO [June 18th, 2024]/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Today, Outdoor Foundation (OF) and Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), the longtime authority on outdoor participation research and data, released findings from their 2024 Outdoor Participation Trends Report. The report provides members of the outdoor industry exclusive participation data and activity insights that will...

June 18, 2024

Solo Camping Increases Significantly for Second Consecutive Year

PORTLAND, Ore., June 18, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, has found that solo camping continues to trend upward. In 2023, 29.8% of campers camped alone at least one night according to The Dyrt’s 2024 Camping Report presented by The...

June 12, 2024

Study shows a simple blood test can predict cardiorespiratory fitness – VUMC News – VUMC Reporter

A simple blood test known as a proteomic profile can predict a patient’s cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and those with the most fitness can reduce their risk of mortality by 50%, a Vanderbilt-led study recently found. Exercise has long been associated with better health outcomes across a variety of organs and disease...

June 4, 2024

The Dyrt Announces the 2024 Best Places to Camp: Top 10 in the U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore., June 4, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, has announced the Best Places to Camp: Top 10 in the U.S. presented by the 2024 Toyota Tacoma. The rankings are based on recent reviews and ratings from The Dyrt’s vast...

May 29, 2024

Glamping Continues to Draw In First-Time Campers

PORTLAND, Ore., May 29, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, has found that more campers are continuing to discover the luxury and joy of glamping. Nearly 8 million people, or 9% of all campers, went glamping in 2023. Of that...

May 25, 2024

Why Is this Group of Skiers is the Most Likely to Have a Fatal Accident?

In an attempt to see exactly who is getting injured and killed out there—and how—Outside dug into stats provided by the National Ski Areas Association, the trade group which represents over 300 alpine ski areas in the U.S. The results were both expected and surprising. The data doesn’t lie: Middle-aged men...

May 20, 2024

The Golden Rules for Hiking in 2024

/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Importance of hiking： Hiking is an outdoor sport that includes trekking and hiking through trails or forests. Everyone benefits from hiking because it's a physical exercise. Hiking enhances both physical and emotional well-being. Hiking takes you further into nature, allow you to explore more, and helps you...

May 16, 2024

Outdoor Alliance data shows increasing visitors to public land while recreation funding declines

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2024)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The number of visitors to America’s public lands has steadily increased over the last 15 years, while over the same time period funding for recreation has decreased more than 20 percent at agencies like the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management,...