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How Much To Exercise And Why Bother

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Is There A "Right" Amount Of Exercise Time? Most readers of SeniorsSkiing.com are active, engaged folks who enjoy snow sports in the winter and lots of different non-snow activities in the summer.  And, most of us like to keep active, because it makes…
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Ski Lessons Improve Senior Skiers’ Technique

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It’s Never Too Late to Take A Lesson. William Smith, age 91, started skiing at Mt. Cranmore, N.H., after WW II. His wife even took lessons from ski legend Hannes Schneider. She quit skiing when she was 73, but Smith continued. He was skiing with his…
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My Fitness Journey Begins: Part One

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My six-month plan to go from being a couch potato to a mogul masher. I had a revelation and a wake-up call on the slopes of Heavenly Mountain Resort this winter while skiing a few runs with the resort’s director of skier services. I had not taken my…
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Keep Moving: Fighting Arthritis With Activity

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Here's What You Can Do To Manage Your Inevitable Osteoarthritis. If you're a snow-sport enthusiast and subscriber to SeniorsSkiing.com, you are most likely a senior with an active life style.  We know from our SubscriberSurvey 2015 that many of our…
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Try Nordic Walking: Many Benefits By Adding Poles To Hike

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Poling While Hiking Is An Exercise Multiplier Roger Lohr is co-founder and editor of XCSkiResorts.com and a noted writer on all the varieties of Nordic skiing. More than 10 million Europeans of all ages and fitness levels are Nordic Walking (also…
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A Worry In The Woods: Tick-Borne Powassan Virus

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Shifting From Snow To Summer Activities?  Beware Of This New Menace. We're starting to hike or bike in the woods between the receding snowbanks here in New England.  We've just learned that you better make sure you review your tick-avoidance-and-protection…
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Adult Stem Cell Therapy For Skiers

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Is This Trendy Therapy Right For What Hurts? Just a week ago, a skier friend underwent stem cell therapy for his painful knee. Ever since, he's been sending me emails extolling the wonders of this cutting edge technology. We're all skiers and our knees…
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The Art of Cross-Country Skiing: The Basics

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Cross country (XC) skiing is a terrific way to enjoy the great outdoors in winter. Is it great for older people that want to stay active? You betcha! From Roger Lohr, founder and editor at XCSkiResorts.com and prolific writer on cross country skiing The…
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Huff Post: Skiing With Senior Eyes

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Huffington Post Features SeniorsSkiing.com's co-founder Jon Weisberg On Light, Goggles and Lenses We've all been there.  Flat light conditions, slow down, stop.  Take your goggles off and put them on.  Peer down the slope.  Proceed slowly, cautiously…
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Hydration Chronicles: An Easy Way To Keep Drinking

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Carry Water On Your Back Like A Camel. In my younger days, my friends and I launched our adventures without giving a thought to proper nutrition, hydration and so on. On one fondly remembered camping trip, provisions were down to shredded wheat, peanut…
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Knee Replacement—What Do I Do Now? Part 5

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If you want to get back to skiing, learn to love your physical therapy. It took my expert knee replacement surgeon one hour to cut, saw, hammer and install each new knee. It took me a year to rehab them. I was astounded by how long it took. I…
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Eat Your Way To Fitness: Gourmet Ski Tours

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Lots of Chocolate: Nordic Ski and Snowshoe Events Collected By XCSkiResorts.com From Roger Lohr, XCSkiResorts.com: Want a guilt-free way to indulge yourself with food while exercising? XC Skiing is one of the best forms of aerobic exercise but if you…
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Coming Back From Injury: Avoid One-Sidedness

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Adaptive Ski Instructor Provides Advice on Predictable Issues for Returnees Alisa Anderson, Smuggler’s Notch’s (VT) adaptive skiing program manager, is a highly-specialized PSIA instructor who, over the past 20 years, has applied techniques and tools…
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Knee Replacement—How I Chose My Surgeon: Part 4

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How To Identify An Athletically-Empathic Surgeon. I'm lucky to live in Salt Lake City. There are 10 ski resorts nearby, and there are opportunities for an active lifestyle year-round. Because of that, there are many top surgeons here who put athletes…
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Move It! Get Fit Your Way With Silver Sneakers

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Nationwide Health Insurance Program Supports Senior Fitness. Tune yourself up for ski season and beyond. Get started by checking your health insurance plan to see if it includes Silver Sneakers. It's a nationwide program sponsored by many health insurance…
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Seniors: Don’t Hit The Snow Without Preparation

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Here's a Must-Read for Seniors Before They Head for the Slopes. Paul Petersen, who begins his 38th season running Bear Valley Cross-Country in California this winter, is 56 years old and comes with the kind of credentials that should make you sit up…
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Magnesium Magic For Senior Skier Muscles

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How's Your Magnesium Level These Days? Feeling fatigued on the hill despite intense pre-season training? Muscles cramping during or after a day on the slopes? Magnesium deficiency may be the culprit. Magnesium, essential for normal muscular…
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Knee Replacement—Interviewing The Docs: Part 3

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Practical tips to help you evaluate surgeons Inspired by a Brighton, Utah, ski patroller with two artificial knees, I buckled down and researched the knee replacement process. I soon felt like I had a PhD on the subject. I'm glad I did the homework.…
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