Showing posts with label XC-skiing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label XC-skiing. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

If the snow sticks...

don't let it serve as an excuse to sit inside aimlessly sucked into the television. Get off your butt and go outside. Enjoy that sweet gift from above. There are sweating children in southern states that would kill for snow!


Personally, I think that winter is the best time to test the limits of your gear and yourself. Hiking, skiing, snowboarding, biking, snowshoeing or XC-Skiing; there is no wrong choice about what to do outside this time of year!

What is your favorite snowy weather activity?

Friday, February 4, 2011

Motivation

Sometimes it is hard to get out of bed, get a workout in and then plop down to study for several hours followed by class.

Today is one of those days.

On days such as this I need to find a whole bunch of inspiration to pull me through the day.

The beginning of my inspiration comes from the group at M22:
Perfection

Another of my motivators of the day is my XC skiis that I will be picking up this morning. Though they are old and probably need a little work, I still cannot wait to give them a try.

The final motivator: I was approached by a classmate last week in regards to some mountain-biking, I think that he is pretty serious about it, and I think that when the weather warms up that I am going to take him up on his offer of checking out some of Ann Arbor's terrain. What better motivator to get in shape and stay current on all of my schoolwork than the promise of some outdoors fun?


I leave you, to go study, with a parting shot from the Portage Point Channel. The geometric shapes of the ice are just awesome.

Hope your weekend is swell!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Got em!

Yesterday I found a pair of XC skiis on craigslist!


While they are not the newest and coolest, they will still do for me. The price you ask? Well how about the best price imaginable; FREE! Just need to look for a pair of boots now!

This day is off to a swell start!

-J

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Daily Inspiration!

So the past two days I have been busy studying so I have not done much on here. However today is a new day and I am still geared up and excited to be continuing with my daily exercise regiment.

Today's inspiration is Cross-Country Skiing.


I have read that the average man burns 300 calories in 30 minutes of XC skiing. I would really like to try it when I get some time. If it is anything like snowshoeing I know that I will not be let down.

In other news, I am still considering biking more and more. I think that I would like to find a road bike, and also use my mtn bike a lot more this summer. But let's leave that for summer.

I am still looking for a pic o the day.

enjoy

-J