January 16, 2006
SNOWSHOE QUESTION FOR COACH
11,200' on Sandia Peak, New Mexico; snowshoe yoga studio of coach ilg. photo/coach ilg
This question comes in from our Tribal MTB National Champion, Timari Pruis
TIMARI:
Hey coach,
i have a question for you, actually a couple of questions.
first of all, i was wondering approximately how many hours on a bike does a strenuous 2 hour snowshoe adventure compare to?
COACH:
depends upon the intensity and type of cycling, of course.
if you are road cycling at say, Zone 2 with a few excursions into Zone 3, then my ratio is 2:1 in favor of the snowshoe.
thus, your 2 hour snowshoe would be the equivalent to a 4 hour road bike workout.
if you are mountain biking, then the kcals go up due to the nature of the activity. there is more upper body action, usually more climbing at a higher heart rate, etc. thus i would say, based on experience,
a 2 hour snowshoe workout would be the equivalent of putting in 3.50 hours on the mountain bike.
not bad, eh?
TIMARI:
i am figuring it has to be equivalent to more than 2 hours on the bike b/c i am always so beat after a 2 hours snowshoe.
COACH:
my beautiful Warrioress of the Cardio Realms,
once the Mass of Sport Specific Commoners EVER WAKE UP to the Glory and Power of cross training enough to explore and push their Higher Selves into exploring such traditional and noble sports such as Nordic Skiing and Sport Snowshoeing....THEN we'll have a National Tribe that is forever Enlightened, Balanced Among All Cardio Sports, Lean, and Happy!!!!! Not to mention new World Records!
TIMARI:
also, i may be needing to replace my copy of your HIGH PERFORMANCE YOGA; BASIC STRENGTH dvd. i actually had the VHS version, but it seems to have been lost in the move up here. i have my cherished HP Yoga PROP WORKOUT, but i have not been able to find my regular hp yoga one. HELP! how much would that run me? if you could let me know, i would appreciate it!
COACH:
look no further than right here:
http://www.wholisticfitness.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WFTC&Product_Code=HPDVD&Category_Code=VT
TIMARI:
when will you be in LA next?
love always,
timari
COACH:
Well, not till after my HIGH PERFORMANCE YOGA�; Winter Sports Conditioning classes end.
they run twice per week up here at Flagstaff until February.
I will be speaking with Teacher Blanchard about doing another HP JAM SESSION at his beautiful Cave
in Studio City sometime in February plus i want to do a SUNRIDER DharmaGathering as well.
I do not know if i will be available for bodywork in February in LA, yet if i am, i will let you know!
just stay tapped to the DIRECT LINE, baby!
love,
coach
ps; Ananda and i were in the snow up on the Sacred Peak today...i reached the 12,250' point on Agassiz Peak in 62 minutes!
SUNRIDER + WF = YOU CAN'T TOUCH DIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!