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Taking a breath (like a quick bouldering session in the middle of the day) helps me to feel calm, to clear my mind. Martin: I’m a really dynamic person, I’m always in a rush. What are the benefits of taking the time to find space in a busy environment? You guys describe urban adventure as “taking a breath”.

Trying to have this meditative approach to running is also creating a double benefit: it refreshes both body and mind. Running for me is like meditation in motion. Sometimes I lose five minutes but I can rediscover parts of the city and I break the routine of my morning commute.īaptiste: I run late at night – in summer it’s cooler and there’s less traffic and pollution. Recently I started changing my route every day when I cycle to work. Thomas: Being a dad, a partner, and having a busy job pushes me to be more creative when it comes to finding adventure in the city.

How do you balance a busy work schedule with urban adventure? Here are our suggestions for activities to give you some time to switch off and experience the city as a place of nature and adventure. But, after all, when we can be happy with little and adopt the right state of mind, the benefits of urban adventures can quickly be felt. So yes, clipping in the last point of a climb in a Parisian gym is not the same as belaying at the summit of a route in the Verdon and 10 km by bike on the banks of the Seine will not give you the same thrill as it does on the slopes of Mont Ventoux. Like a lot of city dwellers who want to reconcile outdoor and urban life, we give ourselves as many breaks as possible from our busy agendas. Unfortunately, the demands of daily life often prevent us from taking time out to get back to nature before beginning a project. Without nature, we lack inspiration and without inspiration there would be no magazine, no podcast, and no fresh ideas to help you escape. It helps us empty our minds, give our brains a rest and recharge our batteries. Urban adventure: perhaps a surprising subject for an article from a publication that advocates switching off and adventure in the great outdoors. At Les Others, we are constantly motivated by a desire to leave behind the tumult of the city and seek out the serenity of nature, whether it’s a few kilometers from Paris or in a faraway country.īut nature is not just somewhere we go to enjoy our favorite activities: it is also a key element in the way Les Others works. The Les Others Guide to Urban Adventure in Paris Equipped with the new Cloud Hi, they set out to show us how you can find adventure anywhere, and what Paris has to offer when you embrace your instinct for adventure and explore the city on foot. A team passionate about outdoor and adventure and travel yet based in the relentless pace of central Paris, we asked them for answers. So what should we do? Wait patiently for weekend escapes and simply survive city life during the working week? Our friends at adventure publication Les Others have other ideas. In fact, the UN has predicted 68% of the global population will live in urban areas by 2050. It’s where the majority of our lives take place. For many of us, the city is where we work.

While we might all want to escape to wide open spaces, there’s simply no getting away from the fact that so much of today’s society is city-based. At the same time, the urge to find peace in nature grows stronger. As cities grow, the boundary between the great outdoors and urban environments becomes blurry.