Once the domain of daggy dads sporting zip-off shorts, exploring the outdoors has become cool again.
More Australians than ever pulled on their hiking boots in the past year, and the popularity of community running and walking groups is surging.
New data from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) shows COVID-19 accelerated grassroots exercise activities, like parkrun, which offers free community events with no time limits and no-one finishing last.
