The Beginner’s Guide to Cross-Country Skiing
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You don’t need to love extreme sports—or even go far from home—to have an Olympics-style winter adventure.
Cross-country skiing, also called Nordic skiing, is a full-body aerobic workout that rivals cycling, downhill skiing and swimming in its cardiovascular- and endorphin-boosting abilities, says Catherine Braden, D.P.T., a physical therapist at the UW Medicine Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium.