Are you fit for skiing?
Fitnessworks Management Services present useful expert exercise and nutritional information relevant to sports fitness and healthy living.
Skiing is a very physically challenging sport and it is important to get your body in good shape before you set out for the mountains. Fitness exercises for skiing are important – to avoid individuals who are poorly conditioned before their skiing holiday, suffering from sore muscles, reduced time on the slopes and injury.
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Your fitness program, preferably started a few weeks before your ski holiday, should focus on:
- Muscular strength and endurance - especially muscles in the legs
- Flexibility – having a good range of movement in your joints will allow your body to change to any sudden changes in your direction and also prevent injury when you fall.
- Aerobic training – enables you to gain overall fitness / stamina, so you can ski for longer. Fatigue results in poor concentration, ending in injury from crashing.
Many ski accidents happen on the afternoons of the first two days of your holiday. The following exercise programs will help you improve your fitness for your ski holiday, so you can enjoy your time on the slopes.
Ski Conditioning Programme
Exercise programmes to improve fitness for skiing, increasing in intensity from green to blue, then red and finally black. Begin exercising with a 'colour' programme that is within your current fitness ability, then gradually change to a colour programme of increased workout intensity.
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