Cross country skiing vs running
Tacklewasher
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Might be a dumb question, but I'm trying to keep up at 25-30km per week right now. Not training but not wanting to slow down. So 5km T/T/Sat, 10-15K Sunday and maybe one or two short treadmill runs (2.5km) after lifting if there is time.
But the snow is coming and I paid for a pass at a cross country area (both me and my wife) and this will kill my Sunday runs. That's all fine but if I want to keep the same equivalent volume, should I do farther than the 10-15K?
I was kinda thinking to figure out what would distance would burn the same number of calories and consider that close enough. does this make sense?
Thanks
But the snow is coming and I paid for a pass at a cross country area (both me and my wife) and this will kill my Sunday runs. That's all fine but if I want to keep the same equivalent volume, should I do farther than the 10-15K?
I was kinda thinking to figure out what would distance would burn the same number of calories and consider that close enough. does this make sense?
Thanks
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Cross country skiing is a good alternative to running, since it is works both your upper body and your lower body. How many calories you burn depends on how fast you're going and whether it's uphill, downhill, or flat. Google found this calculator: http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/calories-burned-skiing-vs-running.php0
