With the cross country skiing season just around the corner, it’s a great time to work on the conditioning that will make skiing easier, faster and more fun. There are three areas common to sport-specific exercise programs – strength, endurance and skill.

Cross-country skiing provides a full-body workout involving upper body, leg and core strength, cardiovascular endurance, and balance. Additionally, cross-country skiing is a very low impact sport which makes it ideal for cross-training in the off season or as a way to enjoy the outdoors without significant stress to your joints.

Alpsee-Grünten (Allgäu) 20km of prepared pistes await at the Alpsee-Grünten in the Allgäu (sounds like Allgoy), one of Germany’s more famous winter sport regions. Go straight from the train station to the chairlift, or, if there is enough snow, hit the rails, boxes, and kickers in the fun park.