Get Outside with our Beginner's Guides
Each of our guides includes practical tips to improve your confidence and keep you safe outdoors.
How to Build Outdoor Confidence: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Outside
GROW YOUR HIKING CONFIDENCE! You don’t need to grow up hiking or arrive with all the gear and knowledge – follow our expert tips
A beginner’s guide to running
Whether it’s around the block, to the shop, or a full scale marathon, there is no doubt that running is good for you. This beginner’s guide to running will help you get started.
A beginner’s guide to wild swimming
We explore why open-water swimming, also known as wild swimming, is so good for us and get some top tips from Olympian and Sports Scientist Greg Whyte OBE to help you take your first dip.
Inspirational Stories from Women in the Outdoors
“Walking actually allowed me to walk through most of those menopausal symptoms, because to stay physically active, to be out in the fresh air, to be distracted by everything else that’s going on in your life, and to be out in the environment allowed me to find a sort of calmness“
Raynor Winn, Author of The Salt Path
Let’s Get Out There
We’re thrilled to partner with This Girl Can to launch the exciting new campaign, Let’s Get Out There. Our mission is to inspire women from diverse and low-income backgrounds to enjoy more adventures across the UK.
By sharing the inspiring stories of our OS Champions and using our trusted reputation in outdoor adventuring, we’re committed to using our platform to raise the profile of groups and organisations that support women in the outdoors. Together, we can empower more women to explore, discover, and thrive in nature.
Meet our unstoppable Female OS Champions
Outdoor Therapy for the Mind and Body
Getting outdoors is an important part of keeping your mind and body healthy. We have lots of great resources to help get you motivated to get outside.
Understanding the Difference: Women’s vs. Men’s Backpacks
What’s the difference between men and women’s backpacks? – we explore all the design difference and look at plus size backpacks too
Stepping Out: How Forces Wives Challenge is building Confidence and Community
Forces Wives Challenge walks are more than just exercise; they’re about building friendships, gaining new skills, and experiencing the incredible power of community.
How to Build Outdoor Confidence: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Outside
GROW YOUR HIKING CONFIDENCE! You don’t need to grow up hiking or arrive with all the gear and knowledge – follow our expert tips
8 tips for getting outside with a baby
GetOutside Champion Suzanne lives on the edge of the Peak District and has been hiking with her five- and one-year-old boys since they were babies. Here are her 8 top tips for getting outside with a baby.
Beyond the Barracks: Empowering Military Spouses Through Adventure
Find out more about Forces Wives Challenge a rapidly-growing, vibrant community of over 2000 women, united by a passion for the outdoors.
The Benefits of Joining a Group
Need Motivation to Get Outside? Find out all the amazing benefits of joining a group to help motivate you to get outside more!
How nature improves our mental health
Holly Barber from Eco Monkey takes a look at some of the lesser-known ways in which spending time outside in nature can improve our mental health.
21 Days To Form a Habit
It takes 21 days to form a habit. Ordnance Survey’s very own Liz Beverley had fallen out of love with running
The benefits of cold water swimming
We share all the MANY benefits of cold water swimming. Experts tell us why this activity has hooked people across the nation and offer advice for those wanting to give it ago.
*data quoted is from Sports England, This Girl Can
