Why spend time in a gym when everything you need for pre-season downhill snow sports is right outside your door. It’s called Trail Bounding. Pumping iron and sweating on gym equipment may be a fine fitness routine for many, but mountain athletes need more than strong quads and a steady heart. A good off-season training […]
Use this 9-step circuit to get in shape for your favorite winter sports. It’s no secret that strength and stamina are the keys to successful winter sports season, and this simple circuit program will give you both. By moving through 10 exercises (called stations) in a short period of time, you’ll maintain an elevated heart […]
Should you be worried about breathing dirty air? Air quality is a concern for everyone. Exercising outdoors in some area may put people at a greater risk for complications from exposure to ozone and smoke filled air than for those who do not. Ozone is pollution formed from the emissions of cars and trucks, wood […]
It’s great to be motivated to exercise and train for a sport or to lose weight. Often times, when we begin to see progress in the direction of a goal it can be too tempting to add a little more to the schedule, or go a little harder. The problem is, this type of thinking […]
