Nutrition Quarterly Winter 2023

Whether you are jumping through the air or gliding on the ground, ice skating is an incredible work out! While this amazing sport looks elegant and simple on the TV, these professionals practice for years to train their bodies to seemingly glide across the ice with ease. Ice skating can burn anywhere from 800 to 1,200 calories per hour. It’s the time of year to grab your friends and head for the mountains! Skiing is not only one of the best ways to burn some calories, but it’s super fun too! This sport helps train your core and heavily requires the use of your inner and outer thighs and your hips. While navigating the snowy slopes, you can burn anywhere from 450-670 calories per hour! 2. Sk i i ng Got a need for speed? Looking to burn some calories? Unlike skiing, which uses poles for arm support, snowboarding works out your lower body like you wouldn’t believe. This activity can burn anywhere from 300-450 calories per hour. It is also great for f lexibility and stamina. 3. Snowboa rd i ng This easy-to-learn activity has been around for over 6,000 years! The snowshoes allow their wearers to walk on top of the snow. This is because the large surface of the snowshoe distributes your weight more evenly across the snow, allowing you to walk across the top instead of sinking into it. Wear these while tak- ing a fun winter walk, and you can burn anywhere from 300 – 450 calories per hour! 4. Snowshoe i ng 5. Snowga This winter, take your daily yoga outside! Many people use snowga as a way to warm up their muscles and joints before starting other winter sports like snowshoeing and skiing. Snowga is also a great way to simply get your body moving outside during the winter. Warm and protective outerwear is a must! Depending on how intensive of a yoga session one could burn anywhere from 226 to 335 calories an hour. WINTER-FUL WORKOUTS! 1. Ic e Ska t i ng By: Brenna Haas Nutrition Quarterly · Series 4 – Volume 1 6