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Subject: Re: learning to ski at Jackson Hole - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 13-Aug-84 11:46:52 EDT
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One thing that I've discovered that exercizes most of the same muscles
that skiing does is roller skating.  It exercizes the rotator
muscles of the legs, and both hamstrings, which many other
forms of exercize and/or sports do not do.

In order to benefit, one must skate extensively twice or so a week,
once every three weeks isn't going to help.  In addition, I tend to
believe that old-fashioned skating, however boring it might or might
not seem, is much more effective. 

Skating also uses many of the same dynamic balance skills as skiing,
but does have some quite different automatic compensation mechanisms,
so do be careful when you start skiing. 


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