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Get Your Butt in Gear: Gretchen Bleiler For Oakley
January is just around the corner, and that means it's time to play in the snow. Are you mountain ready? If you're in need of fresh gear, check out the new collection that snowboarding superstar Gretchen Bleiler designed for Oakley — and you thought they only made sunglasses.
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Get Mountain Ready: Add Decline to Your Treadmill
The snow's a-flowing where some of you live, and that makes skiers, riders, and snowshoers very happy. To prepare your legs for the excessive stress on your quads, knees, and shins, it's best to condition yourself for the downhill. There are a few commercial treadmills available that offer a decline option, but instead of springing for a brand new piece of equipment, you can just raise the back of the one you have.
Get Mountain Ready With Ashtanga Yoga
Now that Winter is in full force, I'm sure many of you spend your weekends skiing or snowboarding. Nothing beats the excitement and anticipation of standing at the top of a white mountain and looking down the slope. However, an exhilarating day on the mountain can leave you very sore and achy the next day.
Get Mountain Ready With These Strength Training Moves
If the Winter games have you fired up for the slopes, our friends over at American Council on Exercise (ACE) have designed a workout to get you mountain ready. These moves for boarders and skiers will help build muscle to make you stronger and faster — just like the Olympic snow geniuses Hannah Kearney and Lindsey Vonn. OK, maybe not as strong and fast as them, but these exercises will definitely help improve your techniques on the slopes.
Strike a Yoga Pose: Standing Series For Skiers and Riders
When the snow falls, many people are psyched to hit the mountain. Whether you ski or snowboard, what you do off the trails can help you feel more confident in the snow, and help avoid injury. Strong quads and a core, open hips, and a sturdy sense of balance will make a huge difference when flying down the slopes, and doing yoga is a great way to make that happen.
Train Like an Olympic Skier
Ski season is upon us, and the Winter Olympics are right around the corner with the opening ceremonies on Feb. 12. If you're looking for some off-the-slopes conditioning to get mountain-ready, check out what Olympic slalom skier Ted Ligety does on the off-season.
Winter Sports Tip: Go Back to School
The first time I ever went to a ski resort I never even made it to the slopes because I totally chickened out. I ended up spending a lonely weekend hanging out at the lodge by myself. The next trip proved unsuccessful too.
Healthy Dose Link Time
- Heartwarming and healthy potato kale soup — Healthy Eats
- Weighty issue: a survey on dieting, fat, and friends — That's Fit
- Meet the contestants for season nine of The Biggest Loser — FitCeleb
- Check those hunger pangs, they could be fake — Vitamin G
- Mountain prep: get ready for ski season — Shape
- The craziest body image moments of 2009 — Never Say Diet
- Get active and start running today — Active.com
Get Mountain Ready with Step Aerobics
I know step aerobics is a staple in almost every gym's schedule of classes. I also know it is a little dated and dorky, but I love it. Plus, step aerobics is a great way to get your self fit for your favorite mountain sport, be it skiing or boarding.
Mountain Ready?
Before you head to the mountains it is a good, well really great idea to do a little conditioning before you hit the slopes. Being aerobically fit decreases your chance for body soreness due to muscle fatigue and injury. But you have got to add a little anaerobic work into the mix, since skiing and boarding both require short, quick bursts of energy.
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