Cross-training. De voordelen en strategieën
Wist je dat sporters die variëren in hun training gemiddeld langer gemotiveerd blijven én minder blessures oplopen? Niet voor niets is cross-training een beproefde methode bij topsporters én bij revalidatie. Het is een prachtige manier om allround fitheid te ontwikkelen, blessures te voorkomen en trainingsdoelen sneller te bereiken. In deze blog deelt Oscar Rijneveld, managing director van Concept2 Benelux, zijn visie op effectief cross-trainen met de RowErg, SkiErg en BikeErg en hoe jij je sporters daar stap voor stap in meeneemt.
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For those who haven’t discovered it yet, the Concept2 Online Ranking is a very large and constantly growing database of best times for twelve different distance/time pieces on the RowErg, SkiErg and BikeErg. Its thousands of entries from users around the world can be readily sorted by event, age group, gender, weight class, country, state, adaptive category and more. The online ranking can be a very useful resource and training tool, even if you never choose to post a PR and rank yourself. 
Here’s a collection of favorite SkiErg® workouts from the Concept2 Team. They range in length from 20 to 45 minutes. 
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There are a number of reasons to expand your home gym. A prime reason is to add a variety of workouts to your routine to keep it fresh and exciting. Another reason is because it makes it easier to do a longer workout by combining a wider range of movements in one session. Additionally, it can often allow you to workout with another member of your household at the same time. 
We love 5k workouts!
As spring comes to the northern hemisphere, indoor exercise loses some of its appeal as we long for more time outdoors. Up here in northern Vermont, we know we still have a couple months before it’s really spring—but we feel the same transition coming. We’ll ski until the snow is gone, but we’ll also start running and riding our bikes on good days—and we’ll jump on the RowErg, SkiErg or BikeErg when the weather is just nasty. What’s the best way to balance indoor and outdoor exercise so that you can take advantage of the weather? 
The Performance Monitor 5 (PM5) is your trusty workout partner. Learn more about setting up workouts on our PM5.