Cross country skiing workout

Bust your gut like the gold-medal-winning cross-country skier

With temperatures below zero, more than 4,500 feet of climbing, and 9,400 competitors, Wisconsin’s American Birkebeiner is the largest and one of the toughest cross-country ski races in the United States. Crossing the finish line is nothing short of a lifetime achievement. Here's our plan to get you there, even if the closest you've come to snow is the frost in

Guide outlining the gear, health benefits, locations, and tips and tricks for any beginner looking to try cross country skiing.

The snow has already started to fall on our favorite peaks, and some may have already found themselves skinning up mountains in pursuit of early season turns. Opening day at resorts around the west could be just a few short weeks away, but there's still time to give your quads and glutes a tune-up before hitting the slopes and chasing the freshies this season.

Cross-country skiing gives a full-body workout. Poling works out the upper body muscles, while the skating motion works out your lower body. If you don't want to pull any muscles while cross-country skiing next winter season, you'll want to focus on strengthening your legs, arms, back and chest during the ...

Here are the best workouts for skiing that you can do at the gym or at home. Also find sample cardio workouts and ski training plans in this blog.

Bbuilding off our first two workouts in the series by adding more strength-based and agility moves.

it’s an easy mistake to focus on cross-country ski technique to the detriment of strength and endurance. Just like any endurance sport, the best predictor of xc-ski success is good fitness.