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Cross Country Skiing (aka Nordic Skiing or XC Skiing) is, in the opinion of many exercise physiologists and
researchers, the world’s best aerobic fitness activity. The sport requires you to simultaneous use your arms and legs utilising ski equipment including boots, poles, and skis.

The primary functional difference between Cross Country Skiing (XC) and alpine (downhill) skiing is that in XC skiing, the skier is attached to the ski only with the toe of the boot with the heel “free”. In alpine skiing, the entire foot is attached to the ski. The free heel allows a XC skier to climb, descend and traverse terrain making the sport a truly “cross country” activity. In alpine skiing and snowboarding, it is only possible to ski downhill.

xc began in Scandinavia 4000-4500 years ago,orignating as a method of travelling north. Competition in Cross Country Skiing spans the globe with a third of all the Winter Olympic medals being awarded in Cross Country Skiing and the other Nordic sports.

It’s sometimes thought that cross country skiing is a minor winter sport however both alpine skiing and
snowboarding have only recently been derived from this sport.

Cross Country Skiing is divided into two styles or competitive disciplines; Classic (aka Traditional or Diagonal) skiing involving a straight-ahead gliding motion, and Ski Skating (aka Freestyle) which involves a V-style glide and edge motion quite simular to ice skating or roller blading.

Other members of the Nordic sport family are: biathlon-cross country skiing and rifle marksmanship, ski jumping, Nordic combined–combined scoring of jumping and cross country skiing events, ski orienteering–a marker search on skis with aid of compass and map, and telemark–a distinctive decent technique performed with free heel equipment.

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