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What Is Cross Country Skiing?

Cross-country skiing, also known as Nordic skiing or XC skiing, involves the use of a person's entire body to propel themselves forward through snowy terrain. When compared with downhill skiing, cr...
Cross-Country Skiing Tips for Beginners

... many turn to outdoor sports, including cross-country skiing, to stay active. Unlike alpine or slalom skiing, cross-country skiing involves moving along mainly flat terrain on a groomed trail wi...
5 Things You Need to Know About Cross-Country Skiing

...e underestimate the skills required for cross-country skiing (XC skiing). Skilled XC skiers know how to climb and go downhill effectively and safely. They also know how to stop, fall and get bac...
Back Country Skis vs. Cross Country Skis

...fferent in form and function, however. Cross country skis are most commonly used to ski on flat or gently rolling trails, which are sometimes groomed for that purpose. Back country skis, on th...
How to Measure Touring Cross Country Skis

...osing the correct size of touring cross country skis depends on variables such as your skill level, weight, height and what type of skiing you wish to do. Skiers with more experience may prefer...
How to Choose Cross Country Skis for a Beginner

...ere you plan to ski, which technique of skiing you wish to try, and how much time you are willing to invest in preparing your skis. Cost is also often a concern; many ski shops offer older model...
Cross Country Ski Techniques

Cross country skiing encompasses a range of techniques, from the freestyle or skating style to the classic, diagonal-striding style that most people associate with the sport. Telemark skiing is a f...
How to Cross-Country Ski

cross-country skiing can provide a peaceful view of winter, but it's also an intense workout. It burns more calories than alpine skiing and provides a better total body work out. It's a great cross...
Smart Shopping for Cross Country Skis

...n most people think about cross country skiing, they envision a solitary skier, gliding along the shoreline of a frozen lake on ultra-skinny skis. But, did you know that cross country skis come ...
Cross-Country Ski Equipment for Beginners

Cross-country skiing is a great way to exercise and enjoy nature. There is nothing quite like the solitude and peaceful environment that envelops you as you are skiing. Having the right equipment w...
How to Fit Cross Country Ski Boots

...e are three main types of cross country ski boots: skate, classic and touring (sometimes known as backcountry). Note that not all ski boots are compatible with all binding systems; make sure the...
Ski Tips for Fitness

The fitness benefits of skiing are often subject to debate. While the balance and coordination benefits are obvious, alpine skiing only provides minimal strength and aerobic benefits. If you're a d...
How to Nordic Ski

...s consider Nordic skiing, also known as cross-country skiing, to be the best exercise you can do. The sport not only involves your legs and your arms, but it also engages your mind as you work t...
5 Things You Need to Know About Skiing

...of Northern Russia and the Scandinavian countries first began to use skis to travel during the long, harsh winters, and they still use this practice today in most snowy climates. Recreational sk...
Ski Machine Vs. Treadmill

...ercise equipment. The treadmill and the ski machine are two examples of indoor aerobic equipment. Each has its benefits.
Nordic Track Vs. Treadmill

... exercise equipment like treadmills and ski machines (such as those produced by Nordic Track) has become popular. To get the best value, consider which is the best for you.
NordicTrack History

...esigned to resemble the biomechanics of cross-country skiing. The NordicTrack company is now owned by Icon. Variations of the original machine are marketed in infomercials. Jillian Michaels of "...
Smart Shopping for Nordic Ski Boots

...rdic skiing. Nordic skiing, also called cross-country skiing, is a great form of low impact, outdoor, winter exercise. It is possible to burn up to 600 calories per hour with Nordic skiing. A go...
How to Fix a NordicTrack Ski Machine

... back and forth in place as if you were cross-country skiing. There are also handgrips attached to arm-exerciser cords that offer resistance for your arms to pull down, similar to the effect of ...
Backcountry Skiing

Backcountry skiing, also known as "off-piste" skiing, refers to skiing in areas not formally designated or patrolled for skiing and generally not serviced by ski lifts. Backcountry ski equipment d...
Smart Shopping for Inline Skates for Off-Season Ski Conditioning

...ent method to continue conditioning for skiing during the off season. Inline skating uses muscle groups and movement patterns similar to those used in efficient skiing. In fact, there are even...
How to Use the NordicTrack Skier

...a coat hanger and take your NordicTrack cross-country skier for a whirl. No winter coat or ski poles required. Nordic Track skiers, such as the Classic Pro model, will work your arms and legs as...
List of Ski Equipment

Choosing Ski equipment was a simple process in the 1950s. Ski length, pole length and boot size were the only concerns. The advent of shaped Skis, as well as the creation of terrain parks, had a pr...
Quickest Exercises to Lose Weight

When it comes to losing weight quickly, there is no shortage of supplements, herbal formulas, appetite suppressants and "miracle" shakes available. Exercise is an activity you can use to help you l...
Outside Winter Activities

Winter is a great time to have outdoor fun. Whether you're into extreme sports or just want to enjoy the crisp weather, there's a winter activity for every age and fitness level. When enjoying the ...
5 Ways to Participate in the Winter Paralympic Games

...compete in. Alpine skiing, biathlon and cross country skiing. These are all individual sports. To prepare for these activities, look for a local team that trains year-round. Many Olympic skiing ...
List of Activities & the Calories Burned

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, exercising seven hours a week significantly reduces the risk of early death. Additional benefits of regular exercise include better slee...
Exercises for Elliptical Cross Trainers

...hysical movements of stair stepping and cross country skiing. Vary your workouts by changing the resistance level, the cross ramp height, or your stride speed. Some elliptical trainers offer ar...
Fastest Fat Burning Workouts

The best exercises for burning fat fast share one characteristic: They use up a large number of calories per unit of time. Your body uses a small number of calories at rest, at a rate of one or two...
Agility Training Exercises

Agility is defined as the ability to change directions or respond to various external stimuli without losing balance, postural alignment, speed or coordination. While agility has traditionally been...
3 Ways to Participate in the Deaflympics

... sports competitions for deaf athletes across the world. Enter the Deaflympics and display your superior athletic ability in five winter sports and more than twenty summer sports. Unlike other c...
Best Way to Use an Eliptical Exercise Machine

... the platforms move back and forth in a cross country skiing motion when you are exercising. If you are looking to get a low-impact workout, any way you use the elliptical is the best way.
What Kind of Exercise Machines Work Out the Entire Body?

Total body workouts have several advantages, including building core strength and stability, building lean muscle, burning fat and saving time, according to the website answerfitness.com. It takes ...
3 Ways to Pick Snowshoeing Poles

Snowshoeing poles are an essential piece of equipment to ensure proper safety and assistance during a hike. These poles are like four-wheel drive on a truck and most people would never think about...
One Hour Activity List of Calories Burned

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week for the majority of adults. Regular physical activity can increase energy levels, build ...
How Many Calories Are Burned Doing Various Exercises?

...ty of work performed, body weight, body/skill efficiency, age, sex, body composition and size.
Facts on Kiteboarding

While there is a popular sport where a boat pulls you up in the air and you maneuver a parachute, this is not that sport. Kiteboarding is exactly what it sounds like: you have a specialized kite p...
Water Aerobics Pool Exercises

Exercising in a pool provides a cardiovascular workout that is beneficial to joints and muscles. The buoyancy provided by the water makes standing exercise easier on the joints of the hips and knee...
Top Fat Burning Workouts

The goal of any exercise program or routine is to tone and build muscle and reduce fat. Dozens of fat-burning workouts can be engaged by men and women every day to help drop weight, tone muscles an...
Smart Shopping for Hydration Systems

...ular for activities such as day hiking, cross country skiing and long distance cycling. A hydration system comes in 3 parts: bladder, hose and bite valve. The flexible hydration bladder is usua...

Skiing - cross-country, 5-7.9 mph (vigorous)

Next to racing, cross-country skiing at a vigorous pace consumes more calories than any other sport — winter or...

Skiing: cross-country, vigorous, 5.0 - 7.9 mph

...iing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. The...

Skiing: cross-country, light effort, general, 2.5 mph

...iing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. The...

Skiing - cross-country, 4-4.9 mph (moderate)

... the caloric requirement increases with skiing speed. For instance, a 110 woman would expend approximately 242 cal...

Skiing - cross-country, 2.5 mph (light)

Skiing at higher speeds on cross-country skis demands more energy, especially if you ascend steep hills. The number o...

Skiing: cross-country, light effort, general, 2.5 mph

Cross country skiing with light effort at a pace of 2.5 mph is often undertaken for recreational purposes and explori...

Winter/Snow Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Sled
- Posted On December 29, 2007 10:44:41 AM
  ...ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiing:wi42hwp9]Skiing, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding:wi42hwp9]Snowboarding, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn... Read More
- Posted On December 29, 2007 10:45:45 AM
  ...have you tried? skiing (downhill & cross country), Snowshoes, Sledding & inner tubing at ski resorts oh, and ice skating. nothing is funner than skating on a pond! ¤ What snow/wi... Read More
New to Hiking with a question
- Posted On July 17, 2008 08:36:43 AM
  ...he heck do you do about spiderwebs that cross the path? It's really annoying. I've been finding a stick at the beginning of each hike to knock them down with, but that is annoying. I don't se... Read More
- Posted On July 17, 2008 04:51:41 PM
  Hike on trails used for cross country skiing in the winter. They're pretty wide and this discourages spiders. Also, you can visit the charming [color=#FF0000:15zgkq7u]'warming hut' along the way. Read More
Could you please add to the database of physical activities
- Posted On February 9, 2008 08:20:33 PM
  ... GAZELLE: which is like walking and cross-country skiing but not exactly. 2. MARCHING/WALKING-IN-PLACE: which is what a person does if doing a DVD, like a Leslie Sansone or a Prevention t... Read More
- Posted On February 27, 2008 11:47:57 AM
  For any Feature requests, please post them here: http://www.thedailyplate.com/forum/view ... hp?t=10101 I am locking the topic to prevent more requests on this post, we want to centralize new... Read More
Anyone in NYC? Fun, low-impact activities around the city?
- Posted On November 18, 2008 05:26:03 AM
  ...ga, pilates, balance training classes. Cross-country skiing or snowshoeing in Westchester (about 30min train ride north once the season starts). Bowling. For something new - Ripstik board? L... Read More
- Posted On November 16, 2008 05:13:13 PM
  Looking for new things to do ... Read More
Trying to recapture my youth fitness, again :)
- Posted On January 15, 2009 09:27:00 PM
  ...ously from age 10 to 21, meanwhile also cross-country running and skiing, cycling, volleyball. Until 17 y/o it was 40 h/wk and I'd consistently put on 5-10 lbs per year and finished high school ... Read More
Favourite Sport?
- Posted On August 20, 2008 01:26:48 AM
  ...favourite is Squash because it's really skill based so you have to work hard but it also increases your fitness. And there is nothing so satistfying as smacking the ball around the court really ... Read More
- Posted On August 20, 2008 10:25:38 AM
  ...ll all the way! Great cardio, complete skill game and when you aren't thinking skill... very physical. Wail on that puppy! Read More
Cardio Day...and I'm SORE!
- Posted On July 3, 2008 08:08:25 AM
  ...alone do 30 mins of HIIT! Should I just skip todays workout and let my body rest? Or should I do something different or work my upper body? Just tough it out and do the cardio? What do you think? Read More
- Posted On July 3, 2008 06:27:47 PM
  ...e or long, endurance run sunday-rest or cross train This could probably be applied to any type of aerobic workout such as swimming, biking, cross country skiing, and the elliptical. My advice i... Read More
Any Hikers!!
- Posted On September 2, 2008 01:49:24 PM
  ...here absolutely love hiking, mountains, cross country, whatever!! I love it all. Was thinking about creating a group for hiking enthusiasts, can post pictures of mtn's trains or just general chi... Read More
- Posted On September 8, 2008 06:34:41 AM
  I love the back country!! I live in the White Mountains of NH and spend as much time as possible exploring. As a matter of fact I love it so much, I teach Outdoor Education. Work isn't work if you ... Read More
Anyone coming to Northern Michigan for Tip Up Town?
- Posted On January 17, 2009 12:17:16 PM
  ... Up North, in Gaylord. Great place for cross-country skiing. Read More
- Posted On January 17, 2009 02:20:45 PM
  ... Up North, in Gaylord. Great place for cross-country skiing. Oh wow Well hello! You must be snowed in tonight like me then!! I've gone up North in the summer, but as far as in the winter..... Read More
Nordic walking
- Posted On June 13, 2008 02:39:49 AM
  ...d Nordic walking, which is walking with ski pole type things. Nordic walking is meant to burn 20% more calories and have loads of benefits but I can not find it listed in your exercise glossary.... Read More
- Posted On June 13, 2008 02:52:35 AM
  ...ow with a ski pole then try looking for Cross Country skiing. That's usually what it's called in the US. Or skiing-Cross Country (that's what it's listed under in the activities directory) and t... Read More
La la la la la!
...reches in about 40 minutes. Going cross-country skiing with my hubby this evening while the trails are still in great shape. Took a rest yesterday (from exercise only), and feel stonger t...
- Posted On February 18, 2009 05:00:26 PM
  Way to go Momku... sounds like you had fun today Read More
- Posted On February 18, 2009 05:14:09 PM
  That's one busy day! Read More
I sure did!
...I'm meeting friends after work for some cross country skiing. Conditions are "fast" as we've been melting during the day and freezing at night. Weeeee! Ought to be fun. I just hope I don't break...
- Posted On April 3, 2009 05:20:13 PM
  ...eling, isn't it. Great job and have fun skiing. Read More
- Posted On April 3, 2009 08:30:39 PM
  ...sp;Hope you had a good time with the xc skiing, momku! Although it's April and I wouldn't want to have anything to do with snow now! LOL Spring fever has sprung! Read More
monday is the first step to the weekend...
right? isn't that a good way to think about it? :) at least we're on our way, right? how was everyone's weekend?
- Posted On January 28, 2008 03:40:26 PM
  Mine was good. I cross country ski'd about 6 miles. That was fun. It was a relatively windless day so it felt really nice. Read More
- Posted On January 28, 2008 06:20:10 PM
  cool! i've never done cross-country skiing. or any skiing, for that matter. i'll have to get into it now that we're in charlotte - not too far to the mountains from here... glad you had a goo... Read More
Good morning!
...t occurred to me that I should get some cross country skis and take a ski around the frozen lake. Hmmmm, maybe I could rent them. Ok, enough rambling... Have a great weekend!
- Posted On January 10, 2009 11:55:56 PM
  ... is warm or bundle up if you do go out. Cross country skiing sounds like a good thing to look into. It is cold here in sunny Southern California too. It is still sunny but it feels like there ... Read More
- Posted On January 10, 2009 11:55:56 PM
  ... is warm or bundle up if you do go out. Cross country skiing sounds like a good thing to look into. It is cold here in sunny Southern California too. It is still sunny but it feels like there ... Read More
To the Olympics
... for 30 min. on the bike while watching cross-country skiing, followed up with a triceps/super free weight set for 2 X 50 reps (varied arm positions). After which I did some lower ab's and...
- Posted On February 14, 2010 06:29:51 PM
  Way to go Lhisa Read More
- Posted On February 14, 2010 06:55:12 PM
  You're just as inspiring... BELIEVE ME! Read More
Did I ever!
... Had myself some lunch, then off to go cross-country ski. It warmed up to 16 and the trails are PERFECT! Did a solid hour of swooshing with a big smile on my face. Life is go...
- Posted On February 21, 2009 02:26:08 PM
  I might try cross country skiing next year. That or snow shoeing. Problem is, I don't want to spend all the money on something I have never tried before. Great job on your workouts today. Read More
- Posted On February 21, 2009 02:26:08 PM
  I might try cross country skiing next year. That or snow shoeing. Problem is, I don't want to spend all the money on something I have never tried before. Great job on your workouts today. Read More
Rest day yesterday
...st days are Tuesdays). I am going on a ski trip with my brothers and my brother last night said get my gears ready. LOL! Gears? Like I know or do snow stuff--I'm gonna have to go shopping ...
- Posted On March 3, 2009 09:11:26 AM
  ... I'm no help. I've only been snow skiing once and that was more than 12 years ago. I was on the bunny slope with the 3 and 4 year olds. Couldn't you just sip hot choc... Read More
- Posted On March 3, 2009 12:53:55 PM
  ...plan to do this regularly. Have a great ski trip. I have a serious affinity to gravity :) and haven't tried this daring sport ever. It has always been a humbling experience to watch kids do wond... Read More
Checking in
...te active and we've been doing a lot of cross country skiing. Today we are going to Revelstoke (British Colombia) to ski. Looking forward to it!! Eat clean 5 days a week (0/23) Exercise 5...
- Posted On January 2, 2009 10:24:30 AM
  ...ll doing great with your eating goals! Skiing in BC sounds fabulous; have fun! P.S. I see you're from Ottawa - me too!! Pam Read More
Have A Fit New Year!

...ut of eight, three downhill & three cross-country -- and burned a week's worth of calories each of those 6 days. I didn't overindulge, but I had my share of good eats, good fun, and seeing r...
More snow and we are soon in April.....

...oves to go skiing, downhill, Telmark or cross country. I have had some marevelous freestyle ski tours from my home this winter.

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