They say spending time in nature can change your life. But in a world packed with indoor life pressures, how can you make getting outside just a part of who you are?
Welcome to the Humans Outside podcast, where we explore life in the great outdoors from our perch in Alaska, all while hearing from fascinating outdoor-minded guests.
Check in with Amy as she shares her last adventures in the outdoors before hitting the operating room!
[:27] An update
[1:00] An adventure with the Running Wives
[3:05] Amy’s last run for a while
[3:30] Outdoor Hero
[4:14] How to keep up with Amy during recovery
For many outdoor users, heading into the backcountry is about finding that awesome solitude that brings both peace of mind and peace of body. Hunter and videographer Chris Mann pairs that pursuit with hunting as part of High Range Hunting, which takes veterans, first responders and families of fallen military personnel out on hunts nationwide.
Hear how Chris uses the outdoors for himself and what he’s learned through the act of solitude on this episode of the Humans Outside podcast.
[1:39] Chris Mann’s favorite outdoor space
[2:05] About Chris’s military service and what he’s doing now
[4:33] About High Range Hunting
[8:01] How Chris became a hunter
[12:07] Why hunting is therapy
[14:44] Why veterans like hunting
[19:50] Why Chris hesitated to hunt after his service
[23:10] The solace of hunting
[32:11] How to support veterans through hunting
[36:47] Chris’s favorite outdoor gear
[38:38] Chris’s most essential outdoor gear
[42:09] Chris’s favorite outdoor moment
Watch High Range Hunting on YouTube
Follow High Range Hunting on Instagram
High Point Adventures
Favorite outdoor gear: trail mix
Most essential outdoor gear: Italian Zamberlan hunting boots; Wilderness Packs
Who even decided January is the perfect time for fresh starts? Here’s why September makes more sense, and the new habit you should start — or double down on — today.
[:26] The best time to begin
[2:27] Amy’s way to track your habits
[2:55] How to keep yourself accountable
[3:15] Amy’s upcoming surgery
[3:38] This week’s Outdoor Hero
In the beginning she was just trying to save her sanity, says Virginia Yurich, who goes by Ginny. With a passel of little kids she was feeling run ragged brought by all the commitments shuffling children here and there. When her friend invited her to simply spend some time outside, letting her kids explore and live a little, she was skeptical. But after seeing the benefits, her skepticism vanished — and she was hooked.
Now Ginny shares her experience through a vibrant community of parents and families with one goal in mind: getting their kids to spend at least 1,000 hours outside each year. That seems like a huge number, but Ginny says it’s both possible and completely lifechanging for the whole family.
Listen to this episode of the Humans Outside podcast to learn how Ginny makes it happen, and how you can integrate her lessons into your own life.
[1:41] Virginia Yurich’s favorite outdoor space
[3:21] Where her 1,000 hours outside project came from
[14:47] The learning misconception
[24:42] How nature enhances learning
[27:34] How to work towards 1,000 hours outside
[33:11] What they do in the winter
[46:00] How to get started
[43:50] Their favorite and most essential outdoor gear
[46:18] Her favorite outdoor space
1,000 Hours Outside website
Sliding Rock, North Carolina (natural waterfalls)
Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park, Missouri
Charlotte Mason
Last Child in the Woods
Barefoot and Balanced
Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All In Your head
Ripp Stick
Virginia’s Favorite and most essential outdoor gear: klean canteen water bottles; kid backpacks for hiking
Have you ever woken-up to find that things are way harder and more sad than you expected? That’s what happened to Amy this week when she got some bad news about a hip injury she started dealing with over the podcast break. Hear how she’s handling it in this episode of the weekly Outdoor Diary.
[:30] Amy keeps it real
[1:10] Amy’s injury
[2:30] Amy’s plan for outdoor time during recovery
[3:25] Sometimes you need to be sad
[4:10] Last minute camping trip
[4:27] This week’s Outdoor Hero
By studying hundreds of time management logs and interviewing some of the most productive men and women in the country, Laura Vanderkam hasn’t just become one of the most sought-after time management experts in the U.S., she has learned what it takes to get the most of time, whether that means doing more for work or making more time to play.
Vanderkam also happens to be the time management expert who taught Amy everything she knows about productivity and getting the most of her time, one of Amy’s favorite subjects. She also has tried Amy’s 20 minutes a day outdoor time experiment.
What she’s learned about time management and getting the most out of the minutes we have can help you find more minutes in your schedule to spend in nature. Hear her best tips, tricks, and insights on this exciting episode of the Humans Outside podcast.
[1:55] Laura’s favorite outdoor space
[3:04] How she got into time management
[4:03] What she learned from spending time outside
[8:45] The biggest thing she’s personally learned about time
[11:09] The biggest time management mistakes
[21:13] What she tells people who say they don’t have time
[25:05] How to start managing your time
[34:04] Unpacking logistics vs. priorities
[36:44] How to find time to go outside
[40:01] Favorite outdoor gear
[40:24] Most essential outdoor gear
[42:34] Favorite outdoor moment
168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think
The New Corner Office: How the Most Successful People Work From Home
Favorite outdoor gear: big fluffy towel
Most essential outdoor gear: rain pants! (we like these)
So what exactly has Amy been doing outside this summer? Probably not what you would guess. Listen to hear all of the exciting adventures she has had, and also how she has dealt with the disappointment of the summer not being what she expected.
[:40] Here’s what Amy has been up to over the season break
[:54] The theme over that time.
[1:51] About our arctic adventure
[2:30] How it feels to be crushed
[3:20] What I’m doing instead
[3:50] This week’s outdoor hero
You’ve heard them mentioned, you’ve seen their pictures — and now you get to hear them on the Humans Outside podcast: Amy’s “running wives,” Clare Shea and Rachel Gernat. In this podcast Season 2 premier, Amy, Clare and Rachel discuss outdoor-based friendship, what makes it special and how, exactly, you, too, can make outdoor-minded friends. What’s the secret sauce? How do you even find great friends?
[1:51] Rachel Gernat’s favorite outdoor space
[2:20] Clare Shea’s favorite outdoor space
[4:12] How Amy met her Running Wives
[4:34] How Rachel and Clare met
[6:12] What makes us such great friends
[9:19] Favorite memory of the wives together
[16:30] The importance of finding friends who push you
[18:15] What brought us to Alaska
[23:00] How to find outdoor friends
[34:16] How doing hard things outside helps you find friends
[47:22] Clare’s favorite outdoor gear
[48:30] Rachel’s favorite outdoor gear
[50:04] Clare’s favorite outdoor gear again
[51:00] Rachel’s favorite outdoor gear
[55:57] Amy’s favorite outdoor moment
[56:35] Rachel’s favorite outdoor moments
[57:59] Clare’s favorite outdoor moment
Follow Clare Shea on Instagram
Follow Rachel Gernat on Instagram
Palmer, Alaska (the best little town ever, in our opinion)
Kate Arnold (Humans Outside Podcast episode 32)
Clare’s favorite outdoor gear: Sockwell compression socks
Rachel’s favorite outdoor gear: Her Frosty Bottom marathon hat
Clare’s most essential outdoor gear: Buff
Rachel’s most essential outdoor gear: Montbell down pants (“The Pants.”)
Season 2 of the Humans Outside podcast is coming August 20 — and we are so excited for you to hear what we’ve been working on. From an outdoor therapist, to a time management expert to Amy’s “running wives,” this season is packed with fascinating conversations about and hacks for getting outside. Subscribe now so you don’t miss a thing.
[:01] Coming soon on Humans Outside Podcast
[:50] Humans Outside Season 2 preview
[1:48] What Amy has been doing since the end of Season 1
[2:20] How to support the podcast
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