Category: SOFLY Outdoors

Anna's Journey Towards whole-food, Plant-based Diet

The Most Practical Guide to a Plant-Based Diet

What the heck is a whole-food, plant-based diet (also known as WFPB)?  And why, with so many options and an abundance of different choices, should you pick a whole-food, plant-based diet?  Marketers, dietitians, fitness experts, activists, doctors, friends, and family fight what should go to our plates.  Not to mention that we are dealing with eating for nutrition and entertainment, ethical, emotional, and other reasons unrelated to food.  However, the following article is not about ethics, morals, activism, etc.  Instead, we will unpack why you may consider a whole-food, plant-based diet based on science and experience.

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How Yoga Can Help with Rock Climbing

There are tremendous benefits of yoga practice. In fact, these benefits go beyond our mats. From dealing with your family to rock climbing, the practice builds mental and physical balance, coordination, and strength.  Yoga also provides a different perspective and reshapes how we undertake new endeavors.  As we focus on our breathing while in a

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My Skiing Love Affair

For many of us, skiing is better than the best friend, family or a lover.  When we aren’t skiing, we anticipate winter months as we crave the sweet solitude of the chairlift. We love going to the slopes. We count on the sport to quiet our anxieties, focus our minds, and make us happier, healthier, and saner. You can’t buy happiness, but

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