What if there is no snow or you hate the cold?
Lateral Training: Indoor Sliding is so much fun. Come to Knockout Step/Slide/Strike™ to learn how.
Cross Country Skiing
Classic Technique
You see those straight ruts in the snow? Follow them, just sliding along as if you were on the cross country ski machine, poling with your opposite arm. Turn the skis sideways or make a v-shape to go uphill and snow plow downhill.
Shoveling Snow
Precautions
Every year hundreds of people around the world get a heart attack or injure their back or shoulders shovelling snow.
The Preparation
Don't go out into the cold, dehydrated, sleepy, stiff, and grumpy after a bad night's sleep. Warm up, stretch, drink fluids, and prepare the body for serious exercise.
Technique
Use the same technique you would doing any chores . Keep your spine lengthened, your knees over your toes, and work from your core muscles.
Work both sides of the back as you make a pattern and take frequent breaks.
Pain
If you feel chest pain while shoveling, stop, go inside and walk around. If it doesn’t go away, call your doctor immediately.
Performance: Warm-up before shoveling because it is a maximum effort performance.
Warm-Down
Pounce then Purr: After digging into the snow with a pounce-like effort, purr by the fireside with some warm cider.
It’s fun to build snowmen with your children, using your hands to sculpt mounds of snow into something that may or may not last. If you are dressed warmly, snow angels can be a great way to relax your muscles in the snow. Lie on your back, relax all your muscles, and open and close your arms and legs. KNOCKOUT CARDIO-CORE with AEROBIC GUT AND BUTT
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