Jumping over tree roots and slogging up steep slopes may not sound like everyone’s cup of tea, but a growing number of Australians are pounding dirt instead of pavement, taking their exercise (and social lives) to the trails.
You may have stood to the side for them while bushwalking, pausing patiently as cheery folk with strange little backpacks trot past. Or perhaps an algorithm has fed you some idyllic shots of sweaty people on mountaintops or winding their way through a forest.
