Magazine

Adult Fitness

Fitness: Build More Muscle in Less Time

By Scouting magazine

You can keep from shrinking by using resistance training to build more muscle. This 15-minute long circuit-training plan will help boost your strength with minimal time commitment.

Cub Scout Leadership

Leaders discuss new Journey to Excellence metrics

By Scouting magazine

Stay in-the-know when it comes to the BSA’s newest strategy to better the movement: Journey to Excellence. This program — discussed in detail at this year’s National Annual Meeting in San Diego — rolls out a new metrics system used by councils, units, and leaders to measure success.

Aquatics

Canoe race teaches teamwork and skills

By Scouting magazine

The competition might be fierce between paddlers in this 120-mile race. But the White River Showdown also teaches camaraderie — an not just with your buddy in the canoe.

Backpacking & Hiking

Hiking North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park

By Scouting magazine

Consisting of 70,447 acres of rugged topography, of which nearly half is designated wilderness, Theodore Roosevelt National Park offers some of the best national park solitude south of Alaska. More than 100 miles of hiking trails wind through the park’s three units.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

How to deal with an unruly parent

By Scouting magazine

Chartered Organization Representative J.S. has a problem: A troop parent is constantly badmouthing the Scoutmaster (who J.S. thinks is doing a great job). He is looking for ways to rein in this unruly parent.

Camping

How to help inexperienced Scouts with a fear of camping

By Scouting magazine

Longtime Scouters say you can’t take the outing out of Scouting, but some Scouts would be happy to try. While most kids take to camping like dogs take to car rides, others consider sleeping in a tent (at night! in the dark!) to be intimidating, the say the least.

From the President and CEO

How we plan to grow Scouting's legacy in West Virginia

By Scouting magazine

When we unveiled plans for The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, we spoke of how this project would benefit the entire New River Gorge region. In July, we’ll again make good on that promise with the Order of the Arrow leading the way. That’s when we’ll launch SummitCorps—The New River Experience.