Health – Conditioning

Book Review: Staying With It

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An Aging Athlete Becomes Enlightened [Editor Note: We are reprising this article from Nov. 2015 because it contains important themes of persistence and adaptability. And the book Staying With It was written by one of our favorite authors, the venerable…
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Out Of Control

The Day Three Slump

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This is my shortest ever blog, but it may have a significant impact on your next ski holiday. It’s your first day back on the slopes, and you want to hit the ground running.  You don't want to miss a thing, so you‘re up early, on the first chair,…
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Keeping Tight: Maintain Muscle Mass As You Age

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Four strategies make fitness simple When it comes to fitness, the old saw about “use it or lose it” is not only true, for certain age groups, it is a challenge of sorts.  Why?  Because, according to Dr. Frank Lipman, founder of the Eleven Eleven…
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Covid Fitness

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A Lot Of Us Are In The Best Shape We've Been In For Many A Year. Gasping for breath up a steep climb recently on the mountain bike with my riding friends, I thought to myself, "Where is the race? Nobody's going to the Olympics, why are we racing…
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Book Review: Fitness Can Be Everywhere, Every Day

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How To Integrate Exercise Into Just About Everything You Do. SeniorsSkiing's readers all know and appreciate the value of fitness and exercise. Our surveys have shown that when the snow season is over, out come the golf clubs, bikes, tennis racquets,…
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Spring Is Time To Bike Fit

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Ride More, Enjoy More With Properly Fit Bike. If you think your bike hates you, it's time to schedule a bike fitting. If you hurt when you ride, there's probably a mismatch between your body's geometry and the geometry of your bike. Sure,…
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Nordic Walking Burns More Calories

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If You're Going For A Walk, Bring Those Poles. Easy, Accessible Efficient. Staying active outdoors during the COVID-19 virus crisis is easy and very accessible with Nordic walking, which is a fitness activity that combines walking with specially…
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Have You Been Drinking? It’s Time To Start!

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Hydration and Stretching: Two Things You Must NEVER forget to do before you hit the slopes. If you’ve taken to heart the advice in a previous seniorssking.com article of Paul Petersen, president of Bear Valley Cross-Country in California, on the best…
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Foam Roll Out Those Nasty Knots

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An amazingly simple and immediately effective DIY massage relaxes stiffness and removes pain The foam rolling technique of self- massage is exceptionally beneficial in increasing athletic performance, reducing pain, and helping with injury recovery/prevention…
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Ski Instruction

Gone In A Flash

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What Happened To Me And WhyYou Should Treasure Your Health And Fitness. As I get older, each ski season is more precious than the one before.  I’m pushing 60+ years of skiing, and early in my life, I learned never to take one for granted.  Except…
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Shape Up 3: Challenge Yourself

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Five Basic Exercises Ramped Up To High Intensity Levels. [Editor note: This is the third and final in our series of preparation exercises for senior skiers from Rick Silverman, physical therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist.…
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Shape Up 2: Up A Notch

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Revving Up Intensity For Our Five Basic Exercises. [Editor Note: Last month, we reprised a set of baseline exercises focusing on legs and hips as part of a get-ready strategy for this season's snow sports activities that was originally published in 2016.…
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Shape Up 1: Easy Starters for Seniors

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Ease Into Shaping Up For Snow Sports With Five Basic Exercises. This is an archive article reprised from Oct, 2016. [Editor Note: It's time to focus on strengthening legs and hips for snow sports.  This year, we are going to offer three "flights"…
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Focus On Conditioning: Still Time For This Season

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[Editor Note: This article was contributed by Peter Schmaus, MD, Orthopedic Spine and Sports Medicine Center, Paramus, NJ. and Senior Attending Physician, Hackensack University Medical Center. SeniorsSkiing.com is very grateful to have his view on conditioning.] Pay…
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Should I Take An Early Season Lesson?

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[Editor Note: From time to time, we're going to dip into our extensive archives for a story that might be useful, interesting, or entertaining.  Here's one from 2014 from correspondent Harriet Wallis.] Starting right sticks all season. My friend says…
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Can You Ski Yourself Into Shape?

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There Are Other, Fun Ways To Get Ready Besides Hitting The Gym. One of the myths I hear from people at the beginning of the ski season is that they can “ski themselves into shape.”  They have not really done any preparation for the ski season…
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Conditioning Can Beat Sarcopenia: Pay Attention Seniors

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Sarcopenia Weakens Muscles In Aging Bodies, But It Can Be Managed. If you've been lax about starting, continuing, or expanding your current conditioning program, it is time to get with the program. Many seniors are susceptible to weakened muscle as a…
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Cycling Efficiency For Seniors

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Bottom Line: Knoweth Thy Limits, Wise One. As I  was pounding the rocks of  Laurel Mountain on the mountain bike with  a group of younger riders here in Pennsylvania’s beautiful Laurel Highlands, I was thinking strategy.  At 63 years old, I…
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