Citation

Nagle KB. Curr. Sports Med. Rep. 2015; 14(6): 442-447.

Affiliation

University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Children's Hospital Colorado Orthopedics Institute.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1249/JSR.0000000000000205

PMID

26561764

Abstract

Cross-country skiing is a low injury-risk sport that has many health benefits and few long-term health risks. Some concern exists that cross-country skiing may be associated with a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation; however, mortality rates among skiers are lower than those among the general population. While continuing to emphasize aerobic and anaerobic training, training methods also should promote ski-specific strength training to increase maximum force and its rate of delivery and to build muscular endurance to maintain that power through a race. Multiple tests are available to monitor training progress. Which tests are most appropriate depends on the specific events targeted. In addition to laboratory-based tests, there also are many simpler, more cost-effective tests, such as short time trials, that can be used to monitor training progress and predict performance particularly at the junior skier level where access and cost may be more prohibitive.

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