Most people are surprised to discover that the workouts they usually do at the gym help them very little when it’s time to hit the slopes and ski down the mountain. It’s as if their body hasn’t been prepared for it at all.
The reason is that most gym workouts aren’t right for skiing. It’s crucial that you focus your time and effort on ski exercises that really prepare your body for the slopes.
In this article I want to share some of the best ski exercises to get you ready to master the slopes all day long, reduce muscle soreness and fatigue and cut down the risk of ski related injuries. Pay close attention as these exercises can transform your skiing experience dramatically.
1. Lateral Hops – When you ski down the slope, you naturally move from side to side. But most gym exercises don’t really train the body in such movement at all. You usually focus on lifting things or pushing them away from you in a front to back or up and down motion. There’s nothing that trains you in the side to side movement.
Lateral hopping means jumping from side to side. The most intensive way to do this is with an aerobic step. You need to stand to one side of the step and jump with both feet onto it. Then jump to the other side and repeat the exercise to the opposite side. Work quickly as you’re trying to build endurance. This is an awesome ski exercise.
2. Lunge walk – This is a great exercise to build functional leg strength which is crucial for skiers. You need to walk to a certain destination but each step needs to be a deep lunge. Don’t let your knee touch the floor and don’t let the high knee pass the line of your toe. You can hold a dumbbell in each hand to make this even harder on you.
4. Stability ball plank – To help you reduce lower back pain which is very common with skiing, you can work your core muscles and stabilizers with this awesome exercise.
Place both feet on the floor and both forearms on a stability ball with your hands together and fingers laced. Keep a straight line with your back and neck and hold that position until you just can’t anymore. This is tougher than it seems. If you can hold a plank for 2 minutes, you’re in pretty good shape.
Do these 3 ski exercises and you will see how much more fun you’ll have on your next skiing vacation.
For more on the best ski exercises visit http://www.skifitnessexercises.com/
For the best ski fitness program visit Avalanche Ski Training
John Davenport is a health and fitness author.
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