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

Get outside (and away from everyone else) this winter.

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.

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.

Everything you need to know before you go cross country skiing for the first time! Read this for more tips on cross country skiing safety, gear and technique.

I felt like an oddball. All around us, people were dressed for downhill skiing and snowboarding. What else would you expect in the lift line at Timberline Ski Area while waiting to zoom one-thousand feet up the west side of Cabin Mountain? Our group, however, was dressed a little differently. We looked like encumbered turtles

Better skiing starts with better fitness. This issue targets the lower body & challenges stability & balance to help prevent injury & increase agility.