Do you have the winter blues? If you’re like most of us in the Midwest Winter can be a bit tedious and have limited options for staying active with the exception of going to the local gym or the occasional brisk winter jog.
If you reside in the Northern regions your response to this posting will be duhh, and if you’re in the Sun Belt, sorry this one won’t help you since it doesn’t get cold enough for this activity. I hope you don’t feel excluded, but you’re the Sunbelt! Jump on that bike in your garage and go for a ride. For those of us in that middle sweet spot I have a suggestion for you…. Snow Tubing.
This past weekend I headed out with four other couples and checked out Paoli Peaks, a small seasonal ski resort in our area. We had a complete blast. Tubing is much easier that skiing and virtually anyone can do it. Just be ready to reconnect with your inner child and think of snow days gone by.
Our group had every fitness level covered, from the person who is fit enough to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to the glorified office warrior like me. Everyone had a great time, and was flying down the slope within five minutes of arriving. To accommodate the various fitness levels of the guest, the resort had a conveyor system going to take you and your tube back to the top of the hill once you arrived at the bottom.
My inner geek was curious how much walking I’d be doing that evening, so I wore my virgin lifecare pedometer. Even with the conveyor system, in two hours I had taken over 5,500 steps and really didn’t even notice. When our slope time was up everyone was tired but smiling as we headed towards the cars for the ride home.
I was curious what other options where out there as I wrote this post and found a good site called snowplaces.com that does a nice job listing options that might be close you. If you want a fun healthy activity that gets you out of the house in the winter, give tubing a try!
Photo by: terren in Virginia
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