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Five One-Pan Performance Meals
Imagine this: You just spent the day giving your all on a big hike or ride, or a long day at work followed by an evening gym session. You arrive home tired and ravenous, without an ounce of give-a-shit...
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Our Favorite Post-Sufferfest Food
If there’s anything better than spending a day hiking, climbing, running, riding, or doing whatever outside, it’s the food you eat afterward. We fancy ourselves experts in both. And while some may call...
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The Best Homemade Snacks According to the Pros
Whether you’re working, playing, or training outside, hunger pangs are public enemy number one. Devising the kind of snacking strategy that can keep them at bay is important for optimal performance....
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Here's When You Should Eat Protein
Because protein is key to muscle building, most people focus on getting a quick hit right after a tough training session. While that’s important, the timing of when you eat the rest of your daily...
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Your Guide to Using Electrolytes Properly
Given how often we see the word “electrolyte” listed on sports nutrition products, you’d think we’d know a little more about them. Instead, many of us drink, chew, and slurp down pricey products that...
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Costco Is a Performance Athlete's Dream
Costco. A place where you can buy things like gasoline, durable goods, and—most important—healthy calories, all in bulk yet without sacrificing quality. That last item is exactly what outdoor athletes,...
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The Warrior: Fernanda Maciel
Fernanda Maciel lives quietly, far from cities, in Anserall, a village of 40 in the Spanish Pyrenees. There, she rises at dawn, bends her head and prays, folds through a yoga sequence, “at least one...
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Pea Protein Is the Best Protein
According to the food pyramid of our elementary school days, protein is red, brown, and beige: meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, and nuts. But peas, in all their bright-green glory, may have been...
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Athletes, Stock Up on This Powerhouse Summer Produce
Finding fresh, healthy food that gives you energy to tackle your workouts is never easier than in summer, given the wealth of straight-from-the-farm produce. These nutrient-dense foods will help you...
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The Foods You Should Be Eating at Every Age
As you age, it’s natural to feel a slowdown, but it doesn’t have to be extreme, says Leslie Bonci, a registered dietitian and the owner of Pittsburgh-based Active Eating Advice. “Older bodies tend to...
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What Karl Meltzer Eats Before an Ultra
With more 100-mile wins than any ultrarunner in history, Karl “Speedgoat” Meltzer is no stranger to suffering over long distances. Beyond his hundred-miler wins—five of which came at Colorado’s...
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Staff Picks: Healthy Snacks to Keep at Your Desk
Snacking is easy, but snacking right can be hard—especially at your desk. Here’s how Outside staffers stay healthy and sated during our long workdays. Fruit I keep it light with refreshing, in-season...
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Should You Be Concerned About Antinutrients?
Antinutrients—compounds found in otherwise healthy foods that can inhibit your body’s ability to use good-for-you nutrients—have been generating buzz in the health and wellness world since Steven...
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What You Should and Shouldn't Eat Before a Run
Whether you’re a neighborhood jogger or an ultramarathoner, fueling right will help you get the most out of every mile. Eating well before you run can prevent sudden fatigue mid-workout (aka...
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Quick and Easy Paleo-Friendly Snacks
The reductive description of a paleolithic diet: Don’t eat anything you have to unwrap. Sounds good, but that can be tough when you’re crunched for time. Thankfully, several companies offer...
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Shalane Flanagan's Favorite Post-Run Meal
In Run Fast, Cook Fast, Eat Slow, out August 14, Olympian and world-class distance runner Shalane Flanagan and nutrition coach Elyse Kopecky are back with more quick, nourishing recipes guided by the...
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Juice Cleanses Aren't Healthy After All
A decade ago, doctors and nutritionists were already sick of hearing about detoxes. Since the 1990s, the wellness crowd has been obsessed with cleansing, whether via celebrity-endorsed vegetable juice...
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Pre-Workout Snacks We Depend On
Summer is winding down, which means we’re racing to pack in every last adventure we can before the days get shorter and colder. Here’s how the Outside staff fuels our biggest epics. Big Breakfasts The...
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What We Know About Vitamin D and Performance
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that regulates some 1,000 processes in the body, and doctors have long known its importance to bone density and preventing the related illnesses like rickets and...
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Easy Instant Pot Recipes for Busy People
We’d all like to be organized enough to start a slow cooker in the morning and come back to a home-cooked meal at night. But let’s be honest: You’re probably scrambling to get ready for work, sneak in...
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