Whether you’re going on a day hike or embarking on a 20-mile backpacking trip, our RDN, Riley Hughes, offers helpful nutrition, hydration, and recovery tips to fuel your summer outdoor adventures. The best hiking adventures aren’t just about the destination; they’re about having the energy to enjoy every step of the way.

Years ago, I read Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly, and it changed the way I thought about courage.

The book begins with Theodore Roosevelt’s famous description of “the man in the arena”—the person who is willing to step forward, risk failure, and be seen trying. Roosevelt reminds us that the credit does not belong to the spectator offering criticism from a safe distance. It belongs to the person whose face is marked by dust and sweat, who falls short, gets back up, and continues to participate fully in life.

Can AI be trusted when it comes to nutrition advice? Online nutrition advice is more confusing than ever. It is overwhelming to try to decipher what nutrition advice is accurate, misleading, or just outright false. And when AI is just a click and type away, it makes sense to see if it can clear up some of your confusion about what or how much to eat. While AI may be helpful in certain instances, it is incredibly important to discuss your nutrition needs with a dietitian to ensure your body is getting what it needs. 

At Experience Momentum, we believe health is bigger than a single appointment, workout, treatment plan, or nutrition goal. Health is shaped by the environments we live in, the communities we belong to, the air we breathe, the food systems we rely on, the places we move through, and the businesses we choose to support. That is why the intersection of climate and healthcare matters so deeply to me.

We recently established five operating standards that help guide how we show up for ourselves, our team members, and our clients. These standards do not just live on paper, but in practice in our everyday lives. Our standards give us something to come back to, and they were front and center during our ecosystem restoration activity with EarthCorps at Magnuson Park.

At 6:15 am on Saturday morning, I walked into my 12-year-old son’s room expecting to hear what most parents would expect that early on a weekend: “Maybe next time.”

Instead, he popped right out of bed.