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10 Painless Ways to Lose Weight Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:30AMEasy weight loss tips you can slip into your everyday life
My Workout: Colin Hoobler hasn't missed a workout in more than 20 years Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:45AMPhysical therapist Colin Hoobler finds dedication pays off, both for him and in his efforts to get people to change their take-this-pill mindset.
WIN: Polar's RS800CX! Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:36AMThe RS800CX Pro Training Edition Bike is an ideal tool for cyclists who appreciate versatile training features. Data on speed and cadence combined with heart rate provides you with the most profound understanding of your training and helps improve your cycling technique and performance.
German bank's property woes crystallized at Snowmass Village Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:09AMMUNICH - Snowmass Village, the Colorado ski town neighboring Aspen, got a lift in 2007 when Hypo Real Estate Holding agreed to arrange $520 million of loans to complete a $1 billion year-round resort. Three years later, construction has halted on parts of the 19-acre Base Village in Snowmass, where some buildings are wrapped in plastic, and Hypo has been seized by the German government. When the ...
Black Bears eager for football opener as training camp ends Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:25PMORONO -- It encompassed 27 practice sessions and 20 days.
Snowmass Ski Resort Foreclosure Crystalizes Hypo's U.S. Real Estate Woes Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:24PMSnowmass Village, the Colorado ski town neighboring Aspen, got a lift in 2007 when Hypo Real Estate Holding AG agreed to arrange $520 million of loans to complete a $1 billion year-round resort.
App Wrap: "GoodFoodNearYou," "RunKeeper" Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:02PMNY1 highlights the coolest and newest apps for your cell phone or mobile device in the twice-weekly segment "App Wrap."
Sim, and Australia, Take a Run at Nordic Combined Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:34AMAn 18-meter ski jump in Lake Placid. A new project in Australia could result in the construction of similar-sized hills in that country. A few days before competing in the Engadin Marathon in Switzerland last March, Ben Sim stood atop a snow-covered hill in Germany. Sim, an Australian, was about to find out whether he could [...]
Barefoot and bronzed Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:13PMCentennial Secondary School graduate Becky Moynes saved her best for last at the 2010 world barefoot waterski championships held recently in Brandenburg, Germany.[...]
Gold Medal Coaching for Women’s Clinic Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:04PMAttendance may have been small at last weekend’s camp, but the coaching was of gold-medal caliber. Seven master skiers, all women, braved the heat Friday through Sunday, learning from and training with Olympian Nina Gavrilyuk at Lakewoods Resort in Cable, Wisconsin. Skiing for the Soviet Union (until 1991) and Russia, Gavrilyuk won four Olympic gold medals [...]
Cruises offer a new way to get your sea legs Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:59AMCruise fitness: Trimming those sails at sea
Zook: I have something to prove Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:00PMCHICAGO — Rich Rodriguez smiled coyly when asked about his team’s summer workouts. “Well, I don’t know much about what’s going on in the summer,” Rodriguez said. “Talking to those guys, they really feel good about what went on in the summer.”
Glacier Nordic Ski Team Seeks Head Coach Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:50PMHEAD COACH GLACIER NORDIC SKI TEAM, WHITEFISH, MONTANA Contact: Cameron Blake at blakegray@centurytel.net 406-862-6547/406-253-0361 or Linda Engh-Grady skiranch@centurytel.net 406-253-0488 The Glacier Nordic Ski Team of Whitefish, Montana is seeking an experienced head coach for its Competition Team. This is an exciting opportunity for ...
Frisco's Matthews training with U.S. Ski Team in Utah Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 5:02AMMikaela Matthews, Frisco's slick-skiing member of the U.S. moguls team, is in Park City, Utah, this week with the rest of her national squad teammates for the season's first off-snow camp.
Sports Tracker online services goes live Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 9:38AMThe online service element of Sports Tracker, the application lets you track exercise activities (workouts) and turns your Nokia smartphone into a GPS sports computer, is now available.
Camping trip goes awry for Cosumnes Oaks Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 12:24AMThe four-day camping trip at Union Valley Reservoir in El Dorado County is treated as a bonding experience for the Cosumnes Oaks High School football program.
Cruising into shape Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 11:17PMCruise liners, long considered modern-day galleons of gluttony, are also hoisting seriously sophisticated fitness and wellness centres on the high seas.
Community Calendar Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:56AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
Snow or no, Nordic skiers train Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 6:42PMNordic skiers have learned it takes a group effort to train through the offseason.
Camping trip goes awry for Cosumnes Oaks Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 12:21AMThe four-day camping trip at Union Valley Reservoir in El Dorado County is treated as a bonding experience for the Cosumnes Oaks High School football program.
Local brothers to play pro hoops Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 11:32AMOn a roster filled with former Division I hoops players, brothers Drew and Brett Maras stick out. It's not because of their measurables. After all they are both over 6-foot-6 and 200 pounds.
Piwi the Kiwi's treadmill rehab Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 8:22PMA NEW Zealand Kiwi which broke one leg after the other is mobile again after a unique rehab program involving a treadmill.
Community Calendar Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 4:55AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader takes up boxing to become a better fighter on the ice Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:43AMAbdelkader is working out with longtime boxing guru Bob Every in Lansing to prepare for his first full NHL season after splitting time between Detroit and the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Canadians Tackle Long Days and Epic Amounts of Monopoly at Haig Training Camp Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:06AMJust another beautiful day at the office... Photo, Graeme Killick During the month of June, the Canadian National Ski Team (CNST) tackled the usual Haig glacier ‘Yo-Yo’ Camp. Featuring 23 days of skiing, intervals, distance workouts and traveling from high to low altitudes and back again, the ‘Yo-Yo’ camp has been a fixture on the [...]
Barbeques, Beer, and Training Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:46AMAs little as a single beer can have a negative impact on performance, according to U.S. Ski Team Doctor Larry Gaul The summer is in full swing. For athletes, that means building up your training base with long workouts, intensity sessions, and time in running shoes and on rollerskis. While the training is what will keep [...]
Former Conroe resident has sights set on U.S. Paralympic biathlon team Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:59AMOne lesson was all it took to kindle the competitive fires within Sarah Parks.
Pros of Tomorrow: Ida Sargent Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 4:01AMIda Sargent during the quarterfinals at this year's U-23 World Championships in Germany. Before last year, Ida Sargent had had a handful of strong results, but the only way you wouldn’t have heard her name by the end of the 2009-2010 season is if you’d been buried in a snowbank. Sargent, who split her winter competing [...]
Community Calendar Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 4:54AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
How Many Hours? A FasterSkier Forum Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 4:48AMThe eternal question of cross-country ski training: how much to train? This is a debate that will never find resolution, for the simple reason that there is no one answer. A recent FasterSkier interview with Matt Gelso stimulated renewed discussion on a topic that has become most heated when the role of collegiate skiing is [...]
Meathead Films #4: White Mountains Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:27PMNo cost, no crowds and no lifts make backcountry exploration in the White Mountains of New Hampshire both ridiculously fun and ridiculously tiring. What the Presidential Range lacks in elevation (compared to out west) it more than makes up for in bad weather, steeps and avalanche conditions. This past...
Trimming those sails at sea Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:46PMCruise liners, long considered modern-day galleons of gluttony, are also hoisting seriously sophisticated fitness and wellness centers on the high seas.
Trim those sails at sea with a fitness cruise Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:56AMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Cruise liners, long considered modern-day galleons of gluttony, are also hoisting seriously sophisticated fitness and wellness centres on the high seas.
Cruise fitness: Trimming those sails at sea Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:45AMNEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Cruise liners, long considered modern-day galleons of gluttony, are also hoisting seriously sophisticated fitness and wellness centers on the high seas.
App Wraps: "GoodFoodNearYou," "RunKeeper" Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:51PMNY1 highlights the coolest and newest apps for your cell phone or mobile device in the twice-weekly segment "App Wraps."
Meathead Films #4: White Mountains Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 1:41PMNo cost, no crowds and no lifts make backcountry exploration in the White Mountains of New Hampshire both ridiculously fun and ridiculously tiring. What the Presidential Range lacks in elevation (compared to out west) it more than makes up for in bad weather, steeps and avalanche conditions. This past...
A jump in the right direction Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:19AMButte’s Bryon Wilson lands sponsorships
10 ways to prevent injuries Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 10:48AMSummer means variety in training methods, activities and intensities. However, almost all of the summer training methods that skiers engage in, carry some risk of injury. Martin Lobben, a chiropractor and manual therapist who works extensively with athletes recognizes some common injuries that plague skiers. ”I’ve treated a fair number of nordic skiers, and come up with a short list of tips that ...
Sports Tracker / Polar WearLink with Bluetooth transmitter Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 2:24AMSteve Litchfield dons his sports gear and trials the new Sports Tracker application with wireless heart rate monitor. Can this new version of an old favourite, in conjunction with some Bluetooth accessory magic, help you improve your workouts, whether walking, cycling or jogging?
Frisco's Matthews training with U.S. Ski Team in Utah Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 1:17AMMikaela Matthews, Frisco's slick-skiing member of the U.S. moguls team, is in Park City, Utah, this week with the rest of her national squad teammates for the season's first off-snow camp.
Pro Workout: Speeds with Simi Hamilton Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 11:57AMNicole Deyong doing some resisted double-pole speeds with Sun Valley Olympic Development Team Coach Travis Jones. Photos courtesy of Travis Jones. As part of FasterSkier’s bi-weekly newsletter the Start List, we’ll talk with a high-level skier each issue about one of their favorite workouts. This time, we spoke with Olympian and national champion Simi Hamilton, a [...]
Randall Takes Europe By Storm Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 4:11AMKikkan Randall taking a break from skiing at the Sognefjell Glacier in Norway. All photos courtesy of Kikkan Randall. Training with Marit Bjoergen and the Norwegian women’s cross-country team might be an intimidating prospect even for some of North America’s elite men. But not for Kikkan Randall. Kikkan Randall (L) with members of the Norwegian women's ski [...]
Game on! Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 7:38AMParalympic alpine skier, Karolina Wisniewska. Karolina Wisniewska is on a tight schedule.
Meathead Films Webisode #1: QC -- VT Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 4:59PMESPN Freeskiing is straight jazzed to be linking up with Meathead Films this summer in order to bring you an exclusive Webisode series leading all the way up to the release of the company's newest flick, "work it out," in October. The series is called "2 minute workouts," and it will give you a behind-the-scenes...
Cross Training: Rowing Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 8:40AMDuring the summer months, it can be hard to stay focused and keep your muscles snappy when all you seem to do is rollerskiing, rollerskiing and more rollerskiing. Cross training is important in order to avoid burnout or injury–especially for juniors or masters looking to mix it up during the off-season. In a new series to [...]
Christine Bleakley says she will miss boyfriend Frank Lampard Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 2:04AMChristine Bleakley has admitted she'll be pining for boyfriend Frank Lampard during his stay in South Africa.
World Cup Soccer Nordic Ski Fantasy Challenge Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 12:40PMIn the few minutes of downtime between rollerski workouts, you may have caught wind of the fact that the “other” World Cup is underway in South Africa. With no skis to wax or race results to pour over, and posting anonymous gibberish on the FasterSkier comments providing only so much entertainment, what better way to wile [...]
Community Calendar Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 5:20AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
Fitness: Water workouts are perfect for building strength, endurance - From the Poughkeepsie Journal Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 2:14AMIn sauna-like heat, some thrive and others wilt. If you need a workout that heats up your metabolism and keeps you cool, consider an aqua aerobic workout.
Top 10 exercise trends for 2010 Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 5:20PMIf jogging doesn't do it for you, take heart: there are plenty of new ways to shed those festive love handles. For 2010, fitness experts have tipped anything that gets results fast.