For professionals, it has long been common practice to swap narrow tyres for narrow bars when cross-country skiing, for example, or to chase the ball on the volleyball court instead of the next speed record on the road. Amateur athletes can also benefit a great deal from an external sports programme - even for cycling. It doesn't always have to be many kilometres!
In a tabular overview in the October 2011 issue, we compare various aspects of a range of winter and alternative sports: What are their benefits for cycling, how many calories do they burn, what effort and costs are involved, what options are there for practising them and where can you find more information about them (links and literature tips).
The following sports are represented in the overview: Running, swimming, strength training, climbing, hiking, (step)aerobics/endurance gymnastics, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, ski touring, football/(beach)volleyball, yoga and speed skating/ice hockey.
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