I have made one of those resolutions I never keep. This summer, I will test out the way Norwegian cross-country skiers to cardio excecise: lots of low-intensity training, max two high-intensity interval workouts per week.
I found the mehtod in a brilliant article by an American physiologist living in Norway. The reason for this interest is of course the heart rate monitor I got for Christmas.
Low-intensity for me is brisk walking (good for my knees too), and yesterday I went into the woods behind our house for the first time this spring. I had the heart rate monitor, but regrettably no camera. Just five minutes into the woods, I scared up a large young Elg bull. On my way home, the same bull watched me from the top of a little hill, no more than 10 metres away.
An Elg is a cousin of the American moose and elk. It's a little smaller than a moose, bigger than an elk. Elgs live in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. I tried googling for a nice picture, but couldn't find one (Google: "Did you mean "Elk photo?"). Another reason why I should've brought the camera.
Elgs are very docile, unless you scare a mother with a young calf. Even if I know this, and have met several before, I always feel a little scared when encountering 600 kg of wild animal, towering two metres above ground. This guy was too young to have horns yet, though.
Next time, I'll bring the camera.
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