Health & Fitness Archives - Page 3 of 6

Old-school health and fitness tips from the 1911 Handbook for Boys

By Aaron Derr

Helpful health and fitness hints to consider from the pages of the 1911 Handbook for Boys.

Eight ways to make your resolutions stick in the New Year

By Lauren Iriarte

Do your New Years resolutions involve strengthening your troop or recruiting more volunteers? Whatever they may be, these tips will help you stay motivated.

How to use your body weight to build muscle and strength

By Scouting magazine

Try this no-gym, no-excuses workout to build muscle and get fit for Scouting outings.

Erase common ailments with items already found in your pantry

By Aaron Derr

Before you reach for a prescription fix, try one of these tricks that use common pantry items that will help you feel better.

How to combat altitude sickness

By Aaron Derr

Heading to a higher elevation for a Scouting outing? Take a deep breath and read these tips on how you can prevent and treat altitude sickness.

Are you prepared for hiking in hot weather?

By Aaron Derr

Before you head out for a hike in the heat, test yourself to see how well you can stay cool when hiking in hot weather.

Master these tips to quickly improve your health

By Michael Freeman

Improve your health with these 20 tips. Each tip takes 60 seconds or less; try one or master them all.

A leader’s guide to the Personal Fitness merit badge

By Aaron Derr

Use this guide to help make Personal Fitness permanent among your Scouts.

Scouts make two-day, 35-mile ‘Barefoot Mailman’ hike in Miami to honor history

By Scouting magazine

Scouts and Venturers make ‘Barefoot Mailman’ hike to honor history.

Build strength using your backpack and this resistance-training plan

By Scouting magazine

Use your backpack as resistance to help build strength for summer adventures ahead.