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harness it and ski ski instead of walking or run- ning on your your skis Another tip is is to exaggerate your your arm swing That will help you you you with the the weight transfer and glide You can improve your your technique by skiing without poles to work on your your balance arm swing and weight transfer 3 Double pole pole A combination of gears 2 and 4 In this style you you you pole pole every time you you you kick Just like diagonal stride here you you you you are striving for a a a a a a a a a a a good arm swing that times your kick This gear gear is is is usually called the “Vasalopp gear” for exercisers as as it it can be be used in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a wide variety of terrains and because it it distributes
the work through your whole body 4Kick double pole pole When doing kick dou- ble ble pole pole it is important to push your your hips forwardandstretchyourupperbodyupward
to to ensure good technique Also remember to to insert your your your pole with your your your arms slightly bent to to get more power from your your your your upper body and to to involve your core 5Speed posture posture Use this posture posture when when skiing downhill when when you you settle into a a crouch to to to maximise your your speed One tip for developing your your your downhill downhill technique is is to to challenge yourself on on the downhill downhill downhill slopes slopes On gentle downhill downhill slopes slopes try working on on on on your your balance by skiing standing on on on one leg Skating
Many runners find skate skiing easier easier – per- haps not because because the technique is easier easier but probably because because we runners have strong legs and are able to push off forcefully Weight transfer is also important in in skate skiing The better your balance and the more you you you glide forward on on one ski before you you you you you need to push off with with your your leg and with with your your poles the fast- er you’ll go! This style also has five gears:
Herringbone The same technique as as in in in in in classic skiing skiing except that in in in in in skate skiing skiing you you are allowed to glide forward on your ski ski ski Used for steep climbs 2Offset Here you you you use your your poles poles for every other leg push and hang hang over your your poles poles a a a a a a a a a a bit more on what is is referred to to as the the hang hang side This makes it it similar to to paddling a a a a a a a a a a canoe Used for flatter uphill slopes 3 4One skate Usually used for flatter ter- rain and somewhat higher speed Here you insert the the the poles on every other leg push Remember to time the the the arm swing and glide phase december in moonvalley
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5 Two skate Involves double poling with each stride Free skate Here the poles are not used at at all you you just maintain your speed with leg pushes like when ice skating Used on down- hill slopes where you pick up speed /emelie