Winter Workout Alternatives

Soccer players are not made for hibernating. But as fields are covered by the white stuff and temperatures drop outside, making outdoor workouts fun can be a challenge even for the super athlete. Consider some nontraditional alternatives for a winter workout:

#Snowga

If you don’t believe us, just check Instagram. Winter outdoor yoga works your entire body strengthening your core, arms, back, and shoulders for ultimate balance on the soccer field. A power yoga class can burn upwards of 300 calories.

Stay fit sledding

If you loved snow days as a kid because you were looking forward to some sledding action down the community hill, you’re never too old to relive those memories. Resetting yourself on top of that hill, and maneuvering a sled works biceps, quads, obliques, and hamstrings and can burn up to 200-300 calories per hour.

Fat Biking

Don’t let the name make you a skeptic. Fat biking is a high-intensity workout made just for winter days. If you’re Soccerista with a bike habit and miss working those leg muscles biking outside in the summer, you can now stay in shape and burn up to 400 calories per hour with a fat bike. It sports ultra-wide tires with low inflation pressures to allow you to glide over snow.

Play Futsal

If you’re not game for cold weather, keep up with your soccer skills in an indoor court.
Futsal is a derivative of soccer and played on a basketball-style court with no walls and a smaller, low-bouncing ball. Soccer superstars even vouch for it.

Soccer on Ice

Think hockey without the gear. Players use a Boot’r, a giant cross between a hockey-puck and a soccer ball with a patented design whose weight and shape allow players to practice control in passing and play-making.

Featured Image via Adobe Stock @iagodina

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