Review: Garmin Forerunner 305

The Good
-Fairly accurate measure of vertical feet skied
-GPS keeps you from getting lost when skiing the backcountry
-Keeps track of calories burned so you know how many calories you need to consume to properly refuel
-Accurate heart rate monitor that can help you improve your aerobic fitness and anaerobic threshold.
-Keeps track of your average […]

Andrew Hooge, CSCS
Symptoms of Altitude Sickness
High altitude is defined by elevations above 5280 feet (approximately 1 mile high). A sudden change in environment from sea level to high altitude can produce symptoms of dizziness, nausea, insomnia, diarrhea, restlessness, and shortness of breath. Palpitations or fast heartbeat, headache, nasal congestion, coughing, increased flatulence or gas, easy […]

Andrew Hooge, CSCS
Ahhh…there’s nothing like the feeling of fresh snow underneath your skis during the first few days of the season (until a champaign powder day comes along of course). After a long day in the air I finally landed in Crested Butte, Colorado last night. I was like a kid in a […]

Andrew Hooge, CSCS
Have you ever endured an all day ski outing that left you stiff as a board the following morning? Speaking from experience, it’s no picnic. Over the years I have discovered a specific series of exercises and therapeutic modalities to be very helpful in alleviating these “morning after” aches and pains. […]

Andrew Hooge, CSCS
When I work with a new athlete, I ask them a battery of questions ranging from if they have a family history of heart disease to what their current workout routine looks like. Yesterday I began working with a skier whose workout was fairly thorough but lacked virtually no exercises for the posterior […]