 | Have A Happy, Healthy Outdoors Christmas!
It doesn't have to be all chocolate, booze and puddin' - the Butcher's Dog gives you some tips to make the festivities a tad healthier, plus what to do if it all goes wrong...
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| Knee, Knee, Knee...
Knee pain? Knights who say 'knee'? The Butcher's Dog fills you in with some basic advice on that troublesome hinge in the middle of your leg...
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| Walk Up HIlls More Easily...
Finding the going hard on uphill sections? The Butcher's Dog has some handy tips to make your hill climbing days easier and more enjoyable and we don't mean taking the chair lift...
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| Hill Nutrition With The Butcher's Dog
The canny canine outlines the dos and don't of what to eat on the hill for maximum performance and minimum suffering and we're not talking Pedigree Chum.
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| Getting Over Illness
Top tips from the canny canine on how you can maximise your recovery from bouts of illness and get out on the hills again without finding yourself back in bed...
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| Beating Heat Exhaustion And Heat Stroke
As things start to warm up, heat stroke could kill you well dead. Here's how to recognise the symptoms and what to do if it's happening to you or one of your companions.
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| Lose The Lard With The Butcher's Dog!
Want to lose some inches off that waistline? The good news is that hillwalking's the ideal way to burn some carbs, that's only half the story though, check out our basic guide for more info...
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| Work, Rest And Train!
With spring on the way, the Butcher's Dog suggests ways of mixing training with 'wurk' in a painless, time-effective stylee.
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| Coming Back After Illness
The canny canine's top tips for starting back on the hill when you've been wiped out by some micro-organism from hell...
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| Colds And How To Sort Them Out
A snotty but topical blast from the past as our expert with a cold wet nose tells you how to avoid catching a cold in the first place and what to do once you've got one...
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| Get Your Preparation Right!
Off on an epic? What you do for the last few days beforehand can make a huge difference to how you perform, the Butcher's Dog gives you his top tips for effective performance...
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 | Survive The Heatwave With OUTDOORSmagic
It's about to get very, very hot, but don't despair, follow our simple advice and you can survive the sunshine and enjoy the hills...
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| Energy Drinks - The Basics
Drip-fed rocket fuel or something that'll upset your delicate tummy. The Butcher's Dog gives you a helping paw through the maltodextrin maze that is powdered energy fuel...
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| Maintain Your Motivation!
The Canny Canine's top tips on how to keep yourself mentally magnificent when training for the outdoors. Never miss a training session again... Erm...
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| Explode Into Spring!
The Butcher's Dog tells you how to up your mountain fitness as you emerge from a long winter's hibernation in that warm, comfy cave...
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| Carbo Loading On Alcohol?
The Butcher's Dog takes a look at alcohol and its effects on your outdoor performance. Mine's a pint of Pedigree (Chum) thanks...
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| Get Agile With The Canny Canine
Want to skip easily across Crib Goch and run effortlessly across boulder fields, the Butcher's Dog tells you how to up your outdoors agility
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| Dehydration - It's For Winter Too...
'Don't you go where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow' - the Butcher's Dog on why fluid loss is an insidious winter enemy
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| Black Toes And What To Do With Them
When your nails turn black and start falling off, it's time to call for the Butcher's Dog...
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| Winter Fitness The Woofing Way
Winter mountains make more demands on your body and your fitness, here's our advice on how to make sure you're up for it
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| Coping With Cold
Frostbite, hypothermia, wind chill, none of them matter if you're the Butcher's Dog with a shaggy coat, but what about you? More tips from the canny canine
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| Enduring Injuries With The Butcher's Dog
Basic information on coping with soft tissue sprains and strains using, erm, RICE and MEAT... Really.
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| Walk Like A Sherpa
The Butcher's Dog tells you how to burn up the hills Sherpa-style when trekking at high altitude. It's bursts or bust he reckons
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| Hell's Gels With The Butcher's Dog
The BD takes time off from Pedigree Chunks in meaty gravy to take a look at specialist energy drinks, gels and bars and what they can do for you
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| Fit For The 3000s?
With a month to go before the Welsh 3000s Meet Up, the canny canine outlines a programme that should hone you for the hills - any hills
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| Emerging From Hibernation
If you're a fair weather outdoors person, the Butchers Dog has some tips to ease your return to the hills
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| Replacement Insoles - Which Ones?
Foot fatigue, knee pain, back ache? You need a new body, sorry, you might need replacement insoles. The Butcher's Dog pokes his cold wet nose into the inside of a boot
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| Travel Gut Rot And How To Avoid It
The Butcher's Dog hands out a few handy tips on how to avoid intestinal nasties on your travels. Tip: never drink from puddles...
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| Festive Health Tips
Top tips for surviving the ffestering festive season with that doggy old canine codger, the Butcher's Dog
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| Wobbly Ankles?
The Butchers Dog joins forces with Richard Gear to help you rehabilitate that wonky ankle of woe...
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| Run For The Hills
The best way of staying fit for the hills? Top tips for
starting off with the canny canine.
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| It's Gel Hell
Energy gels, what are they good for? The Butcher's Dog checks out the sticky, gooey, power-packed pouches.
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| Better Breakfasts
What to eat before a day on the hills, canny advice from the Butcher's Dog and no, not Pedigree Chum...
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| Bob's Your Ankle
How to stop a sprained ankle, stealing your outdoor life
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| The Heat Is On
Here's how to stay healthy with a two-week heatwave breathing down your neck
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| Don't Blow It Too Soon
Don't push too hard, too soon says the Butcher's Dog in his simple, doggy way
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 | Walkers Risk Dehydration Damage Through Ignorance
Most outdoors people are unaware of how much fluid they need and how to consume it
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| Get The Drinks In!
Avoid dehydration with the help of the canny canine fitness mutt
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