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September 17, 2008 |
Please see below
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Fall greetings Skiers & Riders
Read this and do 10 lunges at your desk. Try and do 10 lunges tomorrow and then again the next day.
Before you know it, you’ll be on the slopes and thanking me for making you do all those lunges.
Another beautiful week-end in the Tetons. Check out this great photo from our Sunday hike to Goodwin Lake. It won’t be long until these peaks are dusted with snow and we get to slide down them again.
If your ready to start planning that vacation our experienced sales agents are standing by ready to assist by finding the best airfare available as well as lodging to meet your individual needs and budget.
Contact us and:
Get Ski Organized by calling 1-800-283-2754 today!
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Speaking of Snow! |
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How about an abundance of Canadian Rockies powder snow, served fresh 7 months a year?
Banff (Mt Norquay) Lake Louise and Sunshine Village, Canada will be happy to fulfill that order.
Located just 90 minutes from Calgary International Airport, the Banff-Lake Louise area has attracted visitors since the 1880’s with its plentiful snow and inspiring mountain landscapes.
Ski or ride three resorts – Mt Norquay, Lake Louise Mountain Resort and Sunshine Village – All on one lift ticket, with over 250 runs and 7700 acres of terrain to explore. Float through the powder. Ride a rail in multiple terrain parks. Cruise wide-open groomers. Dive into legendary steep chutes and bowls.
Visitors have lots of lodging choices in the Banff area including ski lodges. Hotels, condominiums, and 5 star resorts.
- The town of Banff with a large variety of accommodations, restaurants, shops and nightlife
- Or, try the more laid back, Lake Louise Village offering a handful of lodges including the world famous Chateau Lake Louise.
- For a completely different ski/ride vacation we invite you to escape and stay mid mountain at the Sunshine Village Mountain Resort.
Once you’re here, it will be easy to take a breather mid-run and soak up the incredible scenery of Banff National Park. If you’ve got some energy left at day’s end, explore the pubs, clubs and hot tubs that make for one of the best après scenes in Canada. An evening stroll down Banff Avenue reveals a plentiful mix of hip lounges, lively pubs & restaurants, and over 200 unique shopping experiences.
With one of the longest seasons in the west, from mid-November to late May, great snow is a given in Banff-Lake Louise.
Banff also offers a large variety of winter activities in and around Banff National Park including dog sledding, ice climbing, snowmobiling and natural hot springs.
This winter, discover a special place where there are more mountains than million-dollar condos, a place where you’ll find real snow, real people and real good times in surroundings so spectacular the United Nations has declared it a World Heritage Site. Experience three world-class resorts – Mt Norquay, Lake Louise Mountain Resort and Sunshine Village – in the heart of Canada’s Protected Playground, Banff National Park.
Contact one of our experienced sales agents to plan that perfect Banff/Lake Louise ski or ride vacation.
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The Lunge |
The lunge is a weight training exercise that is used to strengthen the quadriceps muscles, gluteal muscles and the muscles comprising the "hamstrings", the semitendinosus, the semimembranosus, and the biceps femoris. A long lunge emphasizes the glutes whereas a short lunge emphasizes the quadriceps.
To perform the lunge, the individual stands with their feet shoulder-width apart, and then steps forward, landing with the heel first. The knee should be at 90 degrees and directly above the toes, not further. The motion is continued until the back knee is nearly touching the ground. The individual then returns to his or her starting position by driving upward with the front leg.
There are several variations on this basic structure, with regard to both form and resistance in addition to varying the step length as mentioned above. The exercise is sometimes performed on an incline or on a bench to increase the difficulty. The walking lunge, as the name suggests, is performed by walking with lunging steps as described above. The stationary lunge can be performed either by alternating legs or by focusing on a particular leg.
The lunge can be performed without weights (i.e, bodyweight). However, weight trainers usually seek to increase the difficulty using either dumbbells (held in each hand) or a barbell with weights on it (held atop the neck and shoulders). Advanced trainers may find that grip strength is an issue with the dumbbell lunge, and therefore prefer the barbell lunge.
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