Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site rabbit.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!rabbit!jj From: jj@rabbit.UUCP Newsgroups: net.rec.ski Subject: Re: learning to ski at Jackson Hole - (nf) Message-ID: <3054@rabbit.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Aug-84 11:46:52 EDT Article-I.D.: rabbit.3054 Posted: Mon Aug 13 11:46:52 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Aug-84 01:50:19 EDT References: <41600001@convex.UUCP>, <58200004@trsvax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 21 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. -- EVEN TEDDY BEARS LIKE COOKIES! "...On a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises." (allegra,harpo,ulysses)!rabbit!jj