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07/01/2021

Surprising Ways That Walking Impacts Your Mental Health

We’ve all heard about the benefits of spending more time outside. Whether you consider yourself an outdoorsy person or not, more and more people are discovering that walking is a fantastic way to get into the natural world, explore your surroundings and learn a lot about your mental health! During 2020, we all saw the importance of getting outside and over 63% of us took up some kind of physical outdoor activity, from walking, to running, to cycling and to all kinds of other interesting activities! We sure know that... Read More

10/11/2020
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Business Not As Usual

It’s safe to say this isn’t quite how we imagined celebrating Open Air’s 30th birthday. In line with the government’s latest announcement of a new lockdown period, our physical Cambridge stores are now closed until December, except for customers collecting Click & Collect orders. But don’t despair, as our Leki and Open Air web stores remain fully open for business, where you can find our full range of products, and benefit from our fast and efficient dispatch. Not only that, we’re also upping our game by making a wider range... Read More

16/04/2020
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Staff Book & Film Picks: Tom

This week, our series continues with Open Airist’s high-flying adventurer Tom, telling us about his favourite outdoor-related books and TV series: Wind, Sand and Starsby Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Why I Like It: The book was first published in French in 1939, and tells the story of the career of Saint-Exupéry as an airmail pilot, who founded the Casablanca-Dakar route across the unconquered Sahara Desert. This was a time when parts of the world had yet to be mapped, aviation was in its infancy, engines were unreliable and navigation from the... Read More

14/04/2020

Solo Cycling for the Socially Distant

By Marta. Getting a little stir-crazy indoors? Same here! If you really need to spend a bit of time outside for your daily dose of activity, why not a cycle ride? Check that your bike is working smoothly before you set off. Pack your backpack with an extra layer, a waterproof, a basic toolkit, your water bottle and a snack. You’re almost ready; we’ve just got a couple more suggestions for how to keep yourself and others safe. Plan your journey with the following in mind: Know your limits! Don’t... Read More

27/11/2019

A Lighter Side to this Black Friday 2019

One will not have failed to notice that retail businesses have been going through somewhat of a tough time of late. In what has been described as a perfect storm for the High Street, tough times are afoot and with Black Friday this weekend, things are only predicted to get worse for businesses already struggling to cope with the pace of change. This year, we hope to do something a little different for Black Friday weekend. Along with long-established independent retailer, Millers Music on Sussex Street, we will be donating... Read More