It's true, I'm (Jen) a tri geek, so I'm going to tell you about a sport many of you have probably never heard of: It's called winter triathlon.
Winter triathlon is a fully sanctioned International Triathlon Union (ITU) sport. It is far more popular in Europe than in the United States. However, it has taken a foothold in the Rocky Mountain region, particularly our wonderful state of
Posted by: Lisa Sinclair in snowsports on
Nov 22, 2010
I had the opportunity to meet the legend, Klaus Obermeyer, at the Ski Industry show yesterday. He turned 90 last month! I asked him how many days he was going to ski this year and he said "every day, my office is 5 minutes from the lift and I plan to ski every day I can". Pretty inspirational and an amazing example of longevity, most likely due to a lifetime of daily fitness and cognitive vitality!
Here's a quick story about him, but if you didn't know he invented the down parka and the ski sweater as well as many other things that today every ski company makes their own version of.
Posted by: Jen Boland in snowsports, running, fitness on
Nov 21, 2010
It's cold and snowing outside, and you know that you should do a long run or a long ride to keep that fat-burning metabolism running. But for some reason, you can't bring yourself to get out there and do your workout in suboptimal conditions.
Don't dismay; consider snowshoeing. Snowshoeing is a great workout for the endurance athlete, plus it's a great way to change things up a bit for the winter. Although snowshoeing is similar to hiking, it can be far more intense. Your feet sink into the snow like sand, and most people will burn 600 or more calories an hour.
The first snowflake has fallen in Fort Collins, and Loveland Ski Area, Arapahoe Basin and Keystone are opened. Even though you have stayed in shape this year, it’s always good to do some sport-specific training to help prevent injury and reduce the inevitable soreness that comes after your first day on the slopes.
The key components of a snowsport conditioning program are muscular strength, power, flexibility and endurance. It also helps to work on technical skills such as balance training. Finally, skiers, particularly those that are injury prone or have a history of ACL injuries, should consider integrating the ACL injury prevention warm-up to their program.
