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JAY GOODRICH/TANDEM STOCK 18 MENSFITNESS.COM DECEMBER 2012 MELT FAT THIS WINTER Turn on your fat-burning furnace as the temperature plummets BY CAT PERRY Core + Upper Body + Cardio CORE Crunch, Reverse Crunch, Hanging Leg Raise, Med Ball Slam & Throw “A tight core will reduce rotation during push-offs and trans- fers, and thus maximize your momentum,” Swenson says. 1 UPPER BODY Lat Pulldown, Weighted Dip, Bench Press By focusing on upper-body lifts, you’ll have an advantage for powering your body forward, Swenson explains. “Pro XC- skiers have similar builds to swimmers for a reason.” 2 30 MINUTES OF CARDIO Treadmill Incline Sprint, Cycling, Rowing, Roller Skiing (advanced) According to Swenson, cross-country skiing challenges both aerobic and anaerobic thresholds, so you need to prime your heart and lungs with both sprint and steady-state cardio. 3 DRY-LAND CROSS-COUNTRY SKI WORKOUT Instead of plodding away on the same old piece of cardio equipment all winter long, hit the slopes for some cross-country skiing. You can burn 700- plus calories in a single hour, and push your heart rate into the sweet spot be- tween aerobic and anaerobic zones (an optimal way to burn fat). Pete Swenson, coach of the U.S. Ski Mountaineering team, tells us how to get primed to blaze fresh tracks—and incinerate calories. Skechers GOrun Ride Making use of the latest Skechers technology, this sneaker’s sleek and responsive midfoot-strike design and rounded-pil- lar sensors transform every impact into momentum you can use, easily earning it an MF Performance Award (it’s perfect for the workout on this page). Propel your foot forward into the GOrun Ride’s perfectly cushioned, roomy toe box to maximize your foot drive, grip, and response time—and boost your A-game with every step. $80, skechers.com SHOE OF THE MONTH “Bend slightly at the waist, but don’t lean too heavily on your poles,” Swenson says. “Instead of shuffling forward in small steps, push through your heel to get traction and transfer your weight in one continuous movement onto the ball of your leading foot.” OAKLEY RADARLOCK SUNGLASSES ● Easily interchange- able polarized lenses diffuse the winter brights, and a rubber- ized nose and ear tips give this sleek eyewear a comfy, secure fit for all-day wear. $220, oakley.com SKIS & BOOTS ● Sure, you can rent gear almost anywhere you go, but if you ski more than a couple of times a year, it’s better to buy your own. Choose a light, nonmetal-edged system boot with matching binding, and a ski with a waist width of 48–70mm for maximum terrain versatility. Our pick: an easy-entry ski like the Atomic Mover 48. $280, atomic.com SNOWSHOES ● Snowshoeing also melts the pounds away—about 650 calo- ries per hour—giving you a minimal-gear option to singe calories when the white stuff has staked its claim. Our favorite shoes on the market are the cutting-edge, adjustable snowshoes with clip-out crampons from Kahtoola. $279, kahtoola.com The Key to Perfect Form TECHNIQUE TIP Keep this total- body sport in the optimal fat-loss zone: 70–75% of your maximum heart rate. P ER F O R M A N C E A W A R D S Check out the best sport sunglasses at mensfitness.com/sport-sunglasses A Man’s World EVERYMAN | LIFE | TRAINING | CARDIO | EATING | SPORTS | ACTION | CROSS- COUNTRY ESSENTIALS MEN’S FITNESS 2012 MF1212_EM_CARDI.indd 18 10/22/12 3:43 PM
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Melt Fat this Winterturn on your fat-burning furnace as the temperature plummets By Cat Perry
Core + Upper Body + Cardio
CoreCrunch, reverse Crunch, Hanging Leg raise, Med Ball Slam & throw
“a tight core will reduce rotation during push-offs and trans-fers, and thus maximize your momentum,” swenson says.
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Upper BodyLat Pulldown, Weighted Dip, Bench Press
by focusing on upper-body lifts, you’ll have an advantage for powering your body forward, swenson explains. “Pro Xc-skiers have similar builds to swimmers for a reason.”
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30 MinUtes of Cardiotreadmill Incline Sprint, Cycling, rowing, roller Skiing (advanced)
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Instead of plodding away on the same old piece of cardio equipment all winter long, hit the slopes for some cross-country skiing. You can burn 700-plus calories in a single hour, and push your heart rate into the sweet spot be-tween aerobic and anaerobic zones (an optimal way to burn fat). Pete Swenson, coach of the U.S. Ski Mountaineering team, tells us how to get primed to blaze fresh tracks—and incinerate calories.
Skechers GOrun RideMaking use of the latest Skechers technology, this sneaker’s sleek and responsive midfoot-strike design and rounded-pil-lar sensors transform every impact into momentum you can use, easily earning it an MF Performance Award (it’s perfect for the workout on this page). Propel your foot forward into the GOrun Ride’s perfectly cushioned, roomy toe box to maximize your foot drive, grip, and response time—and boost your A-game with every step. $80, skechers.com
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“Bend slightly at the waist, but don’t lean too heavily on your poles,” Swenson says. “Instead of shuffling forward in small steps, push through your heel to get traction and transfer your weight in one continuous movement onto the ball of your leading foot.”
oaKLey radarLoCK sUngLasses ● easily interchange-able polarized lenses diffuse the winter brights, and a rubber-ized nose and ear tips give this sleek eyewear a comfy, secure fit for all-day wear. $220, oakley.com
sKis & Boots ● Sure, you can rent gear almost anywhere you go, but if you ski more than a couple of times a year, it’s better to buy your own. Choose a light, nonmetal-edged system boot with matching binding, and a ski with a waist width of 48–70mm for maximum terrain versatility. Our pick: an easy-entry ski like the atomic Mover 48. $280, atomic.com
snoWshoes ● Snowshoeing also melts the pounds away—about 650 calo-ries per hour—giving you a minimal-gear option to singe calories when the white stuff has staked its claim. Our favorite shoes on the market are the cutting-edge, adjustable snowshoes with clip-out crampons from Kahtoola. $279, kahtoola.com
The Key to Perfect Form
TECHNIQUE
TIPKeep this total- body sport in the optimal fat-loss zone: 70–75% of your maximum heart rate.
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Check out the best sport sunglasses at mensfitness.com/sport-sunglasses
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