Joshua Berman

1 month ago | elevationoutdoors.com | Joshua Berman

When you can walk to a remote trailhead from your cabin (or campsite or yurt or tepee), and then choose from multiple routes into the wilderness, you know you’re onto something. That’s the main draw of Arapaho Valley Ranch (AVR), a rustic guest ranch on the southeast corner of Lake Granby, surrounded by National Forest, and with direct access to the Indian Peaks Wilderness and Continental Divide Trail.

2 months ago | mensfitness.com | Joshua Berman

Marathoners, ultra-race trainers, and yoga instructors agree: regular yoga practice should be an integral part of any endurance race training regimen. Why? Well, the benefits are mental, physical, emotional—and undeniable to those who have tried it. So whether you’re training for the Leadville 100 or the Marathon des Sables in North Africa (that's a six-day, 156-mile ultramarathon, equivalent to six regular marathons!), the message is clear: start stretching now. Here are 10 reasons why. 1.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Joshua Berman

Marathoners, ultra-race trainers, and yoga instructors agree: regular yoga practice should be an integral part of any endurance race training regimen. Why? Well, the benefits are mental, physical, emotional—and undeniable to those who have tried it. So whether you’re training for the Leadville 100 or the Marathon des Sables in North Africa (that's a six-day, 156-mile ultramarathon, equivalent to six regular marathons!), the message is clear: start stretching now. Here are 10 reasons why.

Jan 28, 2025 | elevationoutdoors.com | Joshua Berman

By Joshua BermanJanuary 28, 2025 — At 5 years old, Bellamy Korn, of Timnath, Colorado, was diagnosed with leukemia, stepping onto a path few of us could imagine walking. As the treatments began, Bellamy’s mother, Sarah Bailey, looked for ways to infuse health and positivity into their new journey—she chose hiking. Sarah and Bellamy set a goal to complete 100 hikes.

Dec 31, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Joshua Berman

As a school child, I hated dikduk – biblical grammar. I remember the head-scratcher Ms. Korach taught us about personal pronouns. “She” in Hebrew is he. And “he” in Hebrew is hu. But, sometimes, Ms. Korach explained, the same letters always used to write hu – heh, vav, aleph, could be used to spell the feminine he, violating every spelling rule she had taught us. And, to boot, she told us, this unusual spelling of the feminine pronoun he as if it were hu is found only in the Torah.