When the winter season arrives and the Italian mountains are covered with snow, the last thing you will want to do is staying at home, watching the snow fall through the window, thinking that there is nothing better to do during a snowfall than to play snowball or skiing. In recent years, cross-country skiing has become increasingly popular, especially since it is an accessible sport for adults and children, fun and cheap. Read on for our 5 tips you can't stop trying cross-country skiing for at least once in your life.
1. A sport accessible to everyone
Are you looking for an activity to spend a day in the snow-capped mountains of Italy with your whole family? Why not cross-country skiing, in addition to being a perfect sport to bring your children, as young as 6 years old, closer to the snow. It is also an excellent activity to increase physical activity while having fun together with skis on or during a relaxing walk. Moreover, you do not need to have any previous experience to do cross-country skiing. After having learned the basic technique for walking on the snow, you will all be ready to start your activity. Guess what? You can even bring your four-legged friend with you!
2. Take the stress out and relax in the snow
After spending the whole year in the city shuttling amidst between home and office, you certainly need this activity to relax and get rid of all the accumulated stress. It is well proven that an activity such as cross country skiing is an excellent stress buster and those who spend time indulging in this sport have lower levels of cortisol - the stress hormone. Take your time while going up the mountain. Don’t forget to take a break and enjoy a delicious beverage like hot chocolate while enjoying the lovely view.
3. Keep yourself in perfect physical shape
Cross-country skiing is a complete sport because during practice you work the whole body and you can lose more than 1000 calories in just one hour of practice. Not to mention that no other sport is so effective from the point of view of energy consumption and calories burned. It is also perfect for preparing your body for the sports you will practise during summer, such as cycling, swimming etc. In short, nothing better than to keep fit while you have fun and relax surrounded by the silence of a snowy mountain with skis on.
4. Socialize and make new friends
You will find people from different walks of life while cross county skiing. Right from people in their sixties who enjoy cross-country hiking to parents with their children, professional sportsmen in the discipline, or a solo adventure seeker with his four-legged friend! What better opportunity to exchange technical advice, share anecdotes and experiences, perhaps with a snack or beverage after cross-country skiing? You can also decide to train together with a professional instructor! You just need a few lessons, and you will be ready to go around the mountains on your own as cross-country skiing is an easy sport with a few simple rules.
5. Have fun at a low price
What better opportunity to have fun and play sports, if not with cross-country skiing? In addition to all the benefits that we have described so far, it is also a low-cost sport. Usually, for a day of cross-country skiing, you spend less than 10, 00 € to have fun, meet many people and train your whole body. What more do you want?!
When to cross-country ski in Italy?
To do cross-country skiing, you need a lot of snow and for this reason, cross-country skiing is practised in the winter season, especially in the months from December to February.
