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How to ski without consequences?
Early spring has its own delights: during the weekends, you can continue to travel to resorts and storm the slopes of the mountains. WDay.ru gives beginners advice on how to avoid catching cold, choose the right equipment, and get rid of muscle soreness caused by hard training.
Problem one: “clogged” muscles
“Every year I go to a winter resort to go snowboarding and skiing. Everything is fine, except for one thing: on the second day my muscles always hurt a lot, even though I try to skate for a short time. Why is this happening? And is there any way to fix it? ” (Alyona)
Untrained muscles always respond with pain to unexpected stress. This happens even if you visit the gym regularly. This is why everyone who comes to the resort needs to be careful.
Muscle pains are called “clogging” by athletes. Hammering is the lot of all beginners. If a person who has not been skiing for a long time begins to ski, then the next day the body will definitely hurt. The pain is so intense that it is difficult to get out of bed.
Therefore, all beginners should follow the same rule: on the first day, skate no more than an hour. Each subsequent day add 30-50 minutes to this hour.
With aching muscles, you should not go back to skiing, but rather take vitamins and go to the sauna.
What to do if the muscles still hurt? First of all, you need to start taking “Aevit” – a preparation containing vitamins A and E. They neutralize those substances that cause muscle pain. During the week, you need to take three capsules a day.
Secondly, you need to warm up well. There are options here. For example, you can go to the sauna or hammam – they are available in many resorts. If this is not possible, then you need to dissolve a little sea salt in a hot bath. After lying down for 10-15 minutes, you need to do a massage.
At first, the movements should be longitudinal and sliding. Then you need to thoroughly stretch the aching muscles. Coming out of the bath, you need to thoroughly rub yourself with a terry towel and smear your skin with any anti-inflammatory ointment – fastum gel, espol, finalgon. This simple procedure should be repeated several times a day. Then muscle pain will disappear quickly enough – in one, maximum two days.
Hiding under several layers of clothing, you still do not get a guarantee that the cold will not get to you.
“For three winters in a row I go to ski resorts. And every time I catch a bad cold, although I try to dress warmly. How to protect yourself from illness while resting? ” (Maria)
This problem is familiar to many. A person comes to a ski resort, skates for several days, and then falls ill. As a rule, this is due to improper equipment.
Most people believe that underwear made from natural fabrics, such as cotton, is best suited for sports. However, people who are skiing and snowboarding should wear synthetic fabrics such as polyester or Polartec. They do not get wet and quickly release moisture. Cotton absorbs sweat and stays moist for a long time, and this contributes to hypothermia.
The same goes for socks. It is advisable to choose those made from polyamide, polypropylene or polyacrylic. A combination of wool with lycra or elastane is also allowed. In this case, the legs will remain dry, no matter how long the training session. Regular socks get damp very quickly. This is the main reason newbies get cold.
At a high rate of skiing, a person begins to breathe through his mouth, which often leads to sore throat and bronchitis.
As for outerwear, there are also certain requirements for it. If a person is not a professional and does not ski quickly, then good insulation is necessary. It is provided with a fleece lining. It is very well suited for walking.
If the pace of training is high, then more attention is paid to protection from the wind – then the lining of the suit should be made of fabric, which is designated as WindBlock or WindStopp. In short, you need to choose your clothes very carefully. If this is not done, hypothermia or overheating of the body is possible. Both can cause colds.
Even more serious complications can be caused by an ineptly selected load – for example, a training pace that is too high. From a lack of oxygen, a person begins to breathe through his mouth. Cold air goes directly to the lungs, which often leads to sore throat and bronchitis. You need to breathe only through the nose – then the air will have time to heat up before entering the lungs.
Problem three: inability to ride
You don’t have to get up on mountain skis or snowboards at all – just walk and breathe fresh air.
“Friends call me all the time to the ski resort. I am an unsportsmanlike person, I don’t know how to ski, and I doubt whether this trip will be of any use. Can you advise me what to do? ” (Victoria)
We all need to spend at least 200 hours a year in nature. In summer we go out of town quite often, which cannot be said about winter and early spring. In this situation, trips to ski resorts are a good opportunity to get your portion of oxygen. A few days in the fresh air – and a person feels just wonderful. Anxiety, anxiety disappears, everyday problems are forgotten.
Active rest is also a great reason to adjust your schedule. The new athlete falls asleep early and wakes up early. Just a week – and the person gets used to the new daily routine. This is the main benefit of the winter vacation spent at the resort.
Even playing sports does not play such an important role as normalizing sleep. Therefore, if you do not want to, then you can not get up on skis at all – just walk and breathe fresh air. All the same, there will be a sense of the trip.
Based on materials from Wh-lady.ru.