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Holiday recovery: why one week off is rarely enough
The holiday effect often wears off in the first week back at work. Why that happens, and how to plan your next holiday so the recovery actually lasts.
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Avalanche basics: what you need to know off-piste
Heading off-piste this winter? Knowing about avalanches can save your life. This guide covers avalanche types, the avalanche forecast, emergency gear and how to move safely in the mountains.
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Merino wool: benefits and limits for outdoor clothing
Merino wool turns up in lots of outdoor clothing. We look at its properties, its strengths and its limits across different activities.
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Strength training for longevity: how little it really takes
Why everyone over 35 should start strength training in 2026, and why two consistent 30-minute sessions a week already deliver most of the benefit.
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Houdini Aero Houdi vs Aero Jacket: which midlayer suits you?
Houdini builds its Aero line from Polartec Power Air Active: more breathability and, according to Polartec, less microfibre shedding during wear and washing. Here is who the Aero Houdi and the Aero Jacket are right for.
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Calories burned outdoors: from hiking to ski touring
How many calories do you burn hiking, cycling or ski touring? A comparison of popular outdoor sports with reference values and the factors behind them.
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Family hiking: how to choose routes that work for children
What really makes a hike child-friendly, which rule of thumb works and which routes suit which age. A practical guide for your family holidays.
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Strength training for longevity: how little it really takes
Why everyone over 35 should start strength training in 2026, and why two consistent 30-minute sessions a week already deliver most of the benefit.
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Vitamin D and sunlight: how much daylight do you need?
Your body makes most of its vitamin D through sunlight on the skin. How much you need, what it does for long-term health and when a supplement can help.
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Alps: a dry window with a 14-degree swing
Zermatt starts today at 7 °C and climbs to around 21 °C by the afternoon. That is a 14-degree swing in one day. The forecast stays dry in Zermatt and Chamonix until Saturday, when highs in Zermatt drop to around 15 °C. Start in a fleece, pack it away by noon. You will want it back the moment the sun leaves the valley.
Fleeces ↗Tromsø: wind and rain set in before the weekend
Tromsø faces a damp few days. Drizzle today and tomorrow, then around 10 mm of rain on Friday. The wind is already blowing at 37 km/h this morning, and highs stay near 10 °C. Friday's low is 2 °C. Wet plus wind chills you faster than cold alone. Take a fully waterproof shell with taped seams rather than a water-resistant softshell, and keep a dry layer packed.
Waterproof jackets ↗Zermatt: three dry days, frosty starts
Zermatt sat at 3.8 °C at dawn today and should reach about 17 °C by afternoon. No rain is forecast through Thursday, and Chamonix looks just as dry. That is a 13-degree gap between your first step and lunch. Start in a fleece and plan to stow it. Up in Tromsø it is already below zero this morning, with drizzle due from tomorrow.
Fleeces ↗Zermatt: frosty start, mild afternoon
Zermatt woke to clear skies and 1.9°C this morning. The afternoon forecast reaches 14°C. That is a 13-degree swing in one day. Dress for both ends. Start in a fleece and stow it once the sun is on the trail. Light showers are possible tomorrow, so today is the cleaner window for the higher paths above the village.
Fleeces ↗Tromsø is losing eight minutes of daylight a day
Tromsø has 9 hours 43 minutes of daylight today. By Tuesday that drops to 9 hours 26. The town loses more than eight minutes of light every day, and sunset moves from 17:21 to 17:12. The next three days stay dry, with mornings around freezing and afternoons of 4 to 6 °C. Good hiking weather, but a shorter window. Plan to be off the trail before dark. Pack a head torch anyway.
Head torches ↗Alps this weekend: frosty starts, mild afternoons
Friday's showers clear from Zermatt and Chamonix by Saturday. Then it stays dry. In Zermatt, Sunday starts near 1°C and climbs to around 14°C. That is a 13-degree swing between first light and lunch. Start in a warm layer and a windproof shell, then pack the warm layer away once the sun reaches the valley. Shaded north-facing paths can stay frosty well into the morning.
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Orage: Ski and freeski clothing from Canada – new at SportFits
Since 1989, Orage has been making distinctive ski and freeski clothing in Québec, from hardshells for ski touring to down jackets. Now available at SportFits.
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Nordisk Companyon AW26 – Your Companyon. Our Heritage
Nordisk relaunches the 2009 Companyon collection for autumn/winter 2026 – Crystal Down, Next to Nothing and Scandinavian design across five models.
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