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When the seasons change, sports change for people like David. Our bodies, our gear, and our own exercise conditioning ought to transform, as well. Planning one's muscles for any different sport stops accidental injuries, enhances healing from preexisting injury, and also improves overall performance for sports to come.

Here in Colorado's Aspen Valley, bicyclists are within great form. In the quiet red-rock town of Basalt, cyclists have been enjoying the elegance of riding along the Frying Pan River. For months, they have been fine-tuning their cycling muscles.

However now our attention turns to the slopes of Aspen. In fact, months before the ski resorts open for ski season, locals focus on getting their "skiers' legs" upon backcountry mountains.

Let us use the cycling-skiing comparison to demonstrate the various needs of these sports activities on our bodies. Firstly, cyclists focus on staying in a tucked place. The muscles on the front of the body that put cyclists in a forward-flexed position tend to be strong and tight. And also the positioning of a cyclists' body over their bikes is grossly different than a skier's stance.

Cycling also occurs within a limited space all around one's bike. Riding efficiently and maintaining stability on a bike demands a rider to tighten round the bike. The aim is to limit the area within which they work; i.e., to minimize their own "work-space".

Skiers, on the other hand, are unlikely to be as space-conscious. Their work-space is not so firmly defined. And unless they're competitive speed-skiers, they don't need to practice staying tucked.

For those cyclists who are skiing within the backcountry prior to the start of skiing resort season, their muscle groups aren't conditioned for that modification in sports. Backcountry skiing takes a different sense of balance than cycling. The work-space is broader. Obstacles may surround you. Terrain modifications substantially underneath the skier's feet. The skier must adjust and rebalance continuously as they shift.

When changing seasonal sports activities, your first concern ought to be to avoid injuries. Before a season finishes, you need to be conditioning your body for the upcoming sports activity. You, the athlete, should take 4-8 weeks, minimally, to prepare for the next sport. If you have got any preexisting injuries, you might need much longer.