Outdoor Recreation: Gear Maintenance, Safety & Fitness

Leisure activities like kayaking or rock climbing provide significant wellness benefits when coupled with proper gear maintenance and safety skills.

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How to Toughen Up Your Hands for Rowing

Rowing is a demanding sport that requires substantial upper body strength. Because it also requires repetitive hand movements while gripping the oars, it can wreak havoc on the hands. Blisters and cracked, bleeding skin are common, especially among novices and after a return to the sport.

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