This episode is brought to you by REI Co-op, which believes that life outside is essential.

Research demonstrates numerous physical and mental benefits to heading out your door.

Unfortunately, one in three Americans simply don't have outside spaces close to where

they live.

Challenges range from a lack of public transportation to a highway that cuts off a neighborhood

from a park to systemic issues.

It's a problem that affects the entire country, which is why REI is on a mission to get every

American outside in five minutes or less.

The movement is called outside in five, and it includes a combination of support for

local community-led organizations and a national campaign to pass the outdoors for all act.

Whether it's re-greening city blocks, creating safe bike lanes, or simply making our outdoor

spaces more equitable, together we can make getting to the park, a walk in the park.

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From outside magazine, this is the outside podcast.

I think early on, and maybe after being stung, I was like, maybe this is going to be sort

of interesting.

Like, maybe there's something interesting here.

And then when I was like in the pit of despair, I was like, abs of fucking loo-ly not.

Like there's nothing interesting here.

This is not cool.

I don't like this.

When senior outside editor Abigail Baronean was stung by a scorpion at the bottom of the

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