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Running with poles: Key tips for training success
As the skiing season draws to a close, many skiers’ thoughts gradually turn to summer training. One traditional and effective form of exercise is running with poles. Kari Varis, former Pro Team Director and top skier, provides workout tips.27.04.2025
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Running with poles: Key tips for training success
As the skiing season draws to a close, many skiers’ thoughts gradually turn to summer training. One traditional and effective form of exercise is running with poles. Kari Varis, former Pro Team Director and top skier, provides workout tips.
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More endurance with a high-fat diet?
Fats have become a popular trend in recent years. There’s talk of low-carb diets, LCHF (low-carb, high-fat), and the paleo diet—each slightly different, but all sharing the common theme of reducing carbohydrate intake and emphasizing fats.
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Cycling as a training method – How well does it suit a skier?
Cycling as part of cross-country ski training? It's a topic that brings out strong and divided opinions. Some cross-country skiers claim that cycling doesn’t count as proper training, while others swear by it, logging hundreds of kilometers on their bikes each week. So, is cycling actually beneficial for a skier?
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Stabilisation exercises: Catch up on what there was no time for during the season
Spring is the time when cross-country skiers either rest or engage in active recovery through light movement. However, it's also a phase when you can work on your weaknesses. Be honest—who among us hasn’t experienced back pain from time to time?
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Back on wheels: When to restart roller ski training after the ski season
As the winter season draws to a close, cross-country skiers are faced with an important question: When should they begin roller ski training again?
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Setting SMART goals for the summer training season
As the cross-country skiing season comes to a close, it’s time for elite and recreational skiers to shift their focus from competition to preparation for the next season. Setting SMART goals during this transitional period is crucial for maximizing performance and achieving success in the upcoming training season.
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Fredrik Andersson on the brink: The reason behind his struggles
Once considered one of Sweden’s top cross-country skiing prospects, Fredrik Andersson’s journey took a sudden and dramatic turn this past winter. The 26-year-old, younger brother of skiing star Ebba Andersson, received a shocking diagnosis: low testosterone levels.
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Time to rest: How the elite wind down after the season
As the snow begins to melt and the final winter competitions wrap up, April signals a well-earned rest in the world of cross-country skiing.
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Annual training cycle and its planning
If you want to improve your performance, it’s a long-term commitment. Even though it might not seem so at first glance, planning an annual training cycle (ATC) is one of the key components that helps us improve. It allows us to track training sessions, evaluate them continuously, and monitor our performance.
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Train smarter, not harder: How to optimize your ski training
Many train hard and in a one-sided manner, without listening to their own bodies, which sometimes leads to a lack of desired progress. Learn to train smarter by understanding training intensities.
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