Off-season workouts

[Jay H]

I can attest to golf courses being excellent places to X-C Ski.. it's fast and furious, you can blaze your own trails, you can chase the geese around! I have a blast skiing the golf course next to where I work at lunch time. And since I bike to work in winter, I've actually biked to work with my skis in my ski pack. Just had to make sure the skis didn't slide down into my rear tire and my head couldn't lift to much or I'd bang my head into my skis...

Got some strange stares from cagers though!

Jay

 

[jfb]

I hike in spring, summer and fall to stay in shape for snowshoeing and skiing.

For a winter workout, I set up my bicycle on a trainer in the basement and cycle for about an hour at a time, a few times per week. In front of the bike I set a fan on a table, flanked by stereo speakers, and listen to music.

 

[sapblatt]

Gym

I just broke down and joined a gym (only $10 month with no commitment)...I would rather be outside but the reality is my schedule and commitments don't always allow for that. This place is open 24 hours which works for me (I need to be in there by 5am for it to work for me)...
In the summer I was able to hike 5-9 times a month which was great - now it is more like 2-4 times/month which is not going to keep me fit.

 

[BEUCS]

Sapblatt, what's the name of the gym your using for only $10.00/month...sounds like a good deal.

 

[Jkrew81]

That’s funny b/c I have the opposite problem of trying to stay in shape in the summer for the fall and winter.

Try….
Swimming at your local gym
Jump rope in the basement
Pushups, sit-ups and weights
Walking the stairs at work instead of using the elevator
Running or skiing

 

[hikingfish]

Training Program For the Gym

Hi!
I don't know if you wanted to include gym workouts or not in your "staying fit" program. I had created a workout schedule for three months last year. Those workouts were amazing! Helped me lose weight, gain muscle and keep in top cardio shape. They are all in Excel format. PM me if you're interested in seeing them. I'd gladly send them over. I had devised the trainings after watching bodyresults' Mountaineering Specific training DVD.

Fish

 

[WhiteMTHike]

I'm not a winter hiker either. Although, I try to push it as long throughout the fall as I can. To stay in shape for hiking I workout at the gym I belong to. I do mostly weight lifting but I also take Spinning classes once a week; great for cardio endurance. I find the best cardio machine for hiking is the StairMaster. You can set the level to simulate different elevations.

All this works for me and helps my hiking.

 

[KayakDan]

Our backpacking season is just starting. Over the summer and fall,we didn't get as many kayak trips as we normally do. We did get some sailing,but sailing isn't exactly strenuous! So here we are,not ready for the backpacking season.
It's time for the gym-and our yearly warm-ups on Monadnock.
I can already feel the pain!

 

[Bobby]

Thanks to all for the advise. I really should start hiking in winter, but I would have to buy winter gear. Lately, the kids (3 of them) seem to take up all the extra dollars. Maybe if I buy one piece at a time no one around here will notice. In the mean time, if anyone sees my big self running around the reservoir in Brighton, give a wave. Thanks, Bobby

 

[Trainwreck]

off season training

There is an interesting piece in last months Backpacker Magazine on how to
stay in shape the way Ed Viesturs does..Of course, you might want to tone it down a bit, the man is a machine!!!

 

[cbcbd]

Man, you play hockey and run during the week? Other than adding some sort of weight lifting to complement that, you're all set! A hockey game can be much more strenuous than many hikes...

mmm... hockey... I have to find a league around here now

 

[Bobby]

Well, we call it hockey, CB....others might call it a bunch of fat guys on skates, using hockey sticks to hold themselves upright. Like the Boss says "sitting 'round, trying to recapture, a little of the glory years..."

 

[C.Tracy]

To me hiking is not only a physical activity but also mental. Walking and climbing for who knows how many hours at one time takes a special mindset. I am fortunate to have a running trail on my property that is anything but flat. I run up the hill, and I run back down for 4 1/4 miles 3 times a week and I weightlift on days inbetween with one day off. I believe hill workouts or using the incline on a treadmill work the best, but everybody is different. Nutrition is also a key element, you are what you eat.

 

[smitty77]

Well, we call it hockey, CB....others might call it a bunch of fat guys on skates, using hockey sticks to hold themselves upright. Like the Boss says "sitting 'round, trying to recapture, a little of the glory years..."

I used to be a subsitute in an Over-30 league. I was a little tense before my first game, not wanting to screw up too bad, until one of the regulars taps me on the shoulder and says: "Don't be so nervous. We're pretty relaxed around here. If we need to get serious and play well, we won't drink beer before the game."
Even though it wasn't the NHL, I still got a good workout.

 

[arghman]

if you're in the Boston area, don't forget all that parkland around -- Middlesex Fells, Blue Hills, etc.

 

[hikerfast]

i run for 45 minutes thru the golf course in the winter in the snow in my winter boots, or snowshoes if the snow gets deeper . thats a pretty good workout

 

[una_dogger]

I still hike but also

I still hike but I also add in cross country skiing and ice skating to my routine of trail running/mountain biking/hiking.
I have a bike trainer for indoor workouts, but I mostly only use it if I have a string of long days and lose daylight hours for workouts.

 

[frytz]

I have a bike trainer for indoor workouts, but I mostly only use it if I have a string of long days and lose daylight hours for workouts.

When I can't get out, I beat my wife




to the dinner table!

Fred

 

[una_dogger]

When I can't get out, I beat my wife


to the dinner table!

Fred

Fred!!

 

[brianW]

Bobby, about 4yrs agao I bought my daughters some snow shoes (about 30-40 bucks each) so they could come out and play in the snow with me. I find snowshoeing a little easier on the wallet the skis.