Cross Country Skiing is Super
Cross-Country Skiing is about the best workout you can do in terms of cardiovascular conditioning, functional core training, balance, coordination, muscle endurance, low-injury risk, and general return on investment. Are you impressed yet?? It’s also about the only way to access the most remote and beautiful vistas of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.
Cardiovascular conditioning is defined by many variables. For the purpose of this article, the “cardio” portion of that term is most notably defined by heart function— the strength of your heart to pump more blood with fewer beats. The “vascular” portion of the term refers to your ability to transport blood and oxygen. As you get in better shape you build a greater framework of capillaries (tiny arteries) that transport blood and oxygen to the deeper crevices of your trained muscles. The harder you work the greater the cardiovascular demand and therefore
