The book focuses on balance, stabilization and body alignment, three elements of Nordic Skiing that dramatically impact your performance whether you tour or race. Practical and effective the training is a mix of fun and challenge and blends easily with your current workouts. Written without jargon, fully illustrated, and indexed, the programs require no special equipment. The author, Doug Garfield, has a doctorate in exercise physiology and over three decades of Nordic skiing experience both as a racer and recreational skier.