Outside & Active

With the new year it is a great idea for some fun ideas to do as a family. Getting the children outside is an added bonus, where they can get some fresh air and enjoy nature. Why not resolve to do an outdoor activity every month, in line with the changing seasons? Here are some ideas you might want to try.

Our brand new podcast for 2022 is now live with guests including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Dame Kelly Holmes and Anna McNuff.

There are Search and Rescue teams throughout the UK, including dog teams, and they’re ready to venture out in all weathers – day or night – whenever the call comes. Jenny-Anne Dexter talks through her experiences volunteering for the Sussex Search & Rescue.

The cold months are glorious. Popular with photographers and wildlife watchers alike, it’s the time of year that was built for hiking to remote zeniths and seeking out silent landscapes. But it’s vital to stay warm – preparation and planning are key to ensuring your hike doesn’t become an ordeal.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is back for 2022, bringing the latest action and adventure films to venues around the UK and Ireland.

RED January returns next month with its annual month-long public health campaign empowering people across the UK to move every day in January to support their own mental health and raise funds to help others. Since it started, more than 200,000 people have taken part raising millions of pounds for mental health charities.

One of the greatest gifts that many of us get to enjoy at Christmas is the gift of time. For so much of the year we are so focussed on balancing the daily challenges of work, family, running, and social commitments. Time to get off the hamster wheel is scarce and we are constantly on the go.

4-time Paralympic Champion Kadeena Cox is the latest speaker to have joined an already star-studded lineup that will be taking to the stage at The National Running Show in January 2022. Click here to find out more about this amazing new speaker.

Autumn is a season packed with warm colours and nature’s abundance all around us. Before hygge comes a season packed with opportunity for quality time outdoors. Here are five reasons to make the most of the autumn and stave off those Winter blues for a little while longer.

Warren is one of Britain’s leading professional free skiers and an Internationally Qualified Performance Coach and Instructor. He has been a sponsored Volkl freeski athlete for over 10 years and has represents brands such as Scott Sport, Swiss Airlines and Dalbello.

At the National Snow Show we spoke with Caroline Elliott about her amazing canines that help save lives in the mountains.

Dan Egan is an award-winning broadcaster and film producer, and a ski legend who continues to teach and share his love of the sport around the globe.

Following the tragic death of Team GB athlete Ellie Soutter on her 18th Birthday, her family has committed to continue fundraising in her memory. The foundation supports promising ski and snowboarder athletes, both financially and mentally, to help them fufil their potential and achieve their dreams. Click here to find out more about the foundation.

Did you miss the National Snow Show? Check out the highlights from the show and relive some of the best bits from the 2021 event.

Follow the journey of former World Champion 400m sprinter taking on his first ultra-marathon to run 100 miles (the equivalent of 400 x 400m) to raise awareness and donations for Group B Strep Support after his own personal experience with his son, Teddy.

Emily shares her advice for you to make the most out of your snow time if you’re heading back to the mountains this winter for the first time in a while and we found out what lucky "charm" Emily takes with her on her travels around the world.

Jamie has broken 3 Guinness world records along with various other speed stunts. A documentary about his journey snowboarding in a ski resort in North Korea was aired on TV and generated nearly 10 million views with National Geographic.

Wenona and Simisola started a travel community dedicated to increasing inclusivity in the winter sports bringing more colour to the mountains.

We talk to Kayleigh Hokanson about being in the mountains as a form of therapy, a place to relax, to get away from social media - once your goggles are on, you can be in entirely your own world.

This isn’t just any running buggy, it’s like a swiss army knife of running buggies. Run, push, pull, cycle even cross country skiing if you want to, the Cybex Zeno running buggy seems to do it all.