• Home
  • Contact Us

Logo

Navigation
  • Home
  • Adventure Sports News
  • Training
  • Masters Athletes and Boomers
  • Giveaways
  • From the Editor

THE BEST TRAVEL WORKOUT IN THE WORLD

By Adventure Sports Weekly | on | 1 Comment
Home Training

 If you’re suffering from local heat and smog so much that you can’t work out, take a quick trip to the high mountains of Utah. Pushing yourself to train at altitude can make you faster and more powerful when you get back to sea level.

The air at altitude has less oxygen, so you’ll automatically breathe more often. That requires using more energy, because your respiratory muscles will be working harder, so you’ll get a beneficial training effect.

The best part is checking out Utah’s snow resorts in the summertime, because they offer rides and special attractions that can’t be found together anywhere else in the U. S. In addition, the legendary resorts of northern Utah’s Wasatch Front are clustered so close to each other that it’s easy to visit several during your stay.

The most famous resorts are located in three places: glitzy Park City, and the more rustic Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Here is what’s available for adventurous athletes, starting with those in Park City.

Park City Mountain Resort has one of the longest alpine slides in the world. Its four tracks encourage racing. A mountain roller coaster goes through thick forests.

Communications manager Andy Miller said, “We have two zip lines, one for beginners, another that’s more challenging. Our Little Miners Park offers kiddy rides, and we have a 19-hole miniature golf course. Three chairlifts run in the summer, leading to 70 miles of hiking and biking trails, for all ability levels. A round trip scenic lift ride is $12. An all day pass to every attraction is $70. You can spend the whole day and slide, ride and golf till you drop.

Deer Valley offers lift-served mountain biking and world class gourmet food, and is known for customer service.

Perhaps the best choice for summer is Canyons, with its seven unusual ‘bike parks.’ They range from beginner to expert, and offer trails similar to BMX tracks, with features like bumps, berms and wooden ‘bridges.’ A lift-served pass to the bike park trails is $29, $24 for children.

“You don’t have to be experienced, we have trails, lessons and rentals for beginners and advanced riders, whether you ride the bike park trails or not. There are hundreds of miles of hiking trails, and flat mid-mountain trails that anyone, even children, can ride,” said PR honcho Steve Pastorino.

Less than an hour away from Park City is the world famous Snowbird, which is designed for summer family fun, according to PR director Emily Moench. She said, “We have awesome deals on food and rooms this summer, because of the opening of our new mountain ‘coaster.’ It brings the thrill of skiing down the mountain to summer. We are also offering horseback riding.”

There’s also a climbing wall, a ropes course, bungy trampoline and the tram to the top of the mountain. Hike down to the base and get a strength-building eccentric workout beyond compare.  A room in the lodge with a full breakfast is $69 per person this summer.

At the top of both Big and Little Cottonwood are the more rustic resorts of Alta and Brighton. Alta is famous for its miles of winding trails through fields of bright summer wildflowers.

Brighton is a wonderland for hikers and for those who like to fish. The rustic and cozy Brighton motel is $75 per couple, with a continental breakfast. Lake Mary, stuffed with trout, is less than a mile away. Mountain manager Randy Doyle defined the experience by saying, “The fishing is great, and there’s a barbecue out by the hot tub.”

Utah is deservedly proud of the growing summer activity at its snow resorts. For athletes and those who want to get fit, it’s the Disneyland version of an outdoor gym.

Wina Sturgeon
Share this story:
  • tweet

Tags: adventure sportsAltaBMXBrightonCanyonsDeer Valleyeccentric workoutleg workoutmountain bikingmountain biking trailsresortsSnowbirdtravelUtah

Recent Posts

  • How to become a better runner

    - 0 Comment
  • Too little of this means big trouble

    - 0 Comment
  • This sport builds mad skills for every athlete

    - 0 Comment

Related Posts

  • Too little of this means big trouble

    - 0 Comment
  • Should you go up for the last weekend at Snowbird, 2014?

    - 0 Comment
  • Five secrets to an epic day on the slopes

    - 0 Comment

Author Description

One Response to “THE BEST TRAVEL WORKOUT IN THE WORLD”

  1. August 29, 2013

    ale jaja Reply

    I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I don’t know who you are but definitely you are going to a famous blogger if you are not already 😉 Cheers!

Leave a Reply Cancel Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


*
*

Search This Site

Stay Connected. Follow Online.

Subscribe To Adventure Sports Weekly

RSSSubscribe
  • Most Popular
  • Most Recent
  • User Comments
  • Best giveaway ever! Saga jacket, gloves and beanie pack

    - 16 Comments
  • Quick, easy, inexpensive and healthy workout food

    - 1 Comment
  • DON’T BE AFRAID OF FREE WEIGHTS

    - 1 Comment
  • NEGLECTED MUSCLES PREVENT THE WIN

    - 1 Comment
  • How to become a better runner

    - 0 Comment
  • Too little of this means big trouble

    - 0 Comment
  • This sport builds mad skills for every athlete

    - 0 Comment
  • How to not slack off on your resolutions

    I'm a crossfit trainer and an off-piste rider as well so that's why I...
    January 14, 2014 - BB
  • THE LOVE OF A SHORTER LIVED SPECIES

    What an absolutely touching story! One that we all experience, if...
    January 13, 2014 - Pat
  • GoPro builds secret pipe for Shaun White

    Hope he can do that at Sochi!
    January 6, 2014 - eric n
  • Best giveaway ever! Saga jacket, gloves and beanie pack

    Hope I'm not too late! Love saga! Thanks!
    January 1, 2014 - jessica plum
  • Best giveaway ever! Saga jacket, gloves and beanie pack

    Would love to win! Thanks for the giveaway :D
    January 1, 2014 - Sarah Lynch

Archives

  • April 2018
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • May 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • January 2013
  • September 2008
  • August 2008

Categories

  • Adventure Sports News (42)
  • From the Editor (3)
  • Giveaways (6)
  • Home (62)
  • Masters Athletes and Boomers (2)
  • Recipes (1)
  • Training (24)
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
© 2018. All Rights Reserved. Managed by Agile Dev