Breathe Magazine

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We’re warming up to winter’s jewel and berry tones.

“Ma’am. Ma’am! Please move out of the way of the oncoming skiers,” an intercom voice boomed. Flat on my face in thick powder, I knew it was talking to me. Not a good sign. Suffice it to say, being announced via loudspeaker was not the way I’d intended to make my snowboarding debut at Sugarbush [...]

The Fox Mountain Guides instructor talks to us about climbing and how she turned her passion for the sport into a career.
When did you start climbing?
A friend in college asked me to check out the wall at one of our campus gyms. This wall consisted of five ropes and was barely 20 feet high, but [...]

Seven of us pedal mountain bikes along a bumpy dirt road trying not to spill paint from the cans balanced on our handlebars. Children look up, calling out “Jambo!” as we pass. Some run from their homes to greet us, their sunny smiles reaching us before they do.
I’ve exclaimed the Swahili version of hello no [...]

Five more reasons to look forward to snow days.

Overwhelmed by your holiday shopping list? In the hustle and bustle to get everything done, you might not think as much about where you shop as what to get.
Give an extra gift this year—to your community—by shopping with locally owned stores and companies. According to The 3/50 Project, for every $100 spent at independent stores, [...]

Suffering from H20verload? Stay hydrated with these healthy water alternatives.
Be sure to drink plenty of water. Doctors, nutritionists, trainers and moms have been doling out this advice for ages. Some say eight glasses per day while others use thirst as their beverage barometer. Any way you pour it, water makes up roughly 60 percent of [...]

Can’t afford Aspen? Join the club. You don’t have to head west for a great ski vacation. Take a look at a mountain near you for the best snow adventures this winter.

Wisp Resort, McHenry, MD
Just three hours from D.C., Wisp and its 132 acres of ski terrain is a family fun zone. If you’re not [...]

We know. Every time you hear that song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” as you’re walking through a department store in December, you cringe. Bah-humbug. The most stressful time of the year, you think to yourself.
Stress not only makes the season miserable, it also can take its toll on your health. According [...]

Turning your kids’ “what will I get” perspective into a “how can I give” call to action.
A family is part of a larger community and the holidays are the perfect time to open your children’s eyes to how we interact with and affect one another.
Without realizing it, we depend on our community to offer [...]

An important step to performing your best on the slopes and preventing injury is getting into shape before the season starts. Great skiing is all about leg strength, endurance, a strong core and great balance. “Sports-specific” training is key, as skiing very much depends on skill. So training your muscles to perform the movements skiing [...]

Add a little green to your holiday plans. It’s easy. It’s fun. It’s a little like reaching a New Year’s resolution before the new year even begins.
deck the halls
No matter the season or the holiday, natural decorations are always better than their plastic alternatives. Not only is plastic non-renewable and often non-recyclable, many plastics also [...]

Eating habits during the holiday season seem to be split into two groups: those who eat whatever they please, party after party, and gain the yearly five pounds, and those who do their very best to diet throughout the season and end up deprived or guilty. This year, make the commitment to find a balance [...]