How to Get in Great Shape For Ski Season in Less Than Two Months

Nov 29th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Ski

By Don Williams

When ski season is right around the corner, you want to get in the best shape possible to get the most enjoyment out of your ski vacations.

Here is a two month training schedule that will get you into shape and ready to hit the hills for some great downhill skiing. The idea behind this exercise course is to build up your strength by starting with high repetition, low weight exercises and build to low repetition, high weight exercises.

For the first few weeks,
focus on leg squats, lunges, leg curls, leg extensions, arm curls, bench presses, and some aerobic activity. All of the weight lifting exercises should start with a proper warm-up to loosen up the muscles and have a minimum amount of time between repetitions. At least twice a week lift weights. Each weight lifting session should focus on either the upper body or the lower body. A good aerobic activity for the first few weeks of activity is running that gets your heart rate elevated for a long period of time.

After the first month
of lifting weights and running or jogging, it is time to up the intensity and lower the amount of time. You are looking to build up explosive strength that you need if you are going to tackle that mogul field that seems to defeat you every time you take a run.

Weight lifting should consist of the same type of exercises, but this time, the number of repetitions should be reduced each session while the recovery time between sets should be longer to allow for a better chance of being fully able to complete the remaining sets. Focus on burning the muscles – you should be putting in some intensive workouts that become tougher each session. In between days, an even better aerobic activity is a game like soccer, a sport that gets your whole body moving quickly and in different directions – just like skiing does.

Some important points about your ski equipment.

Make sure your skis are tuned
Start the season slowly, even if you are in good shape, getting use to the high altitude takes some time
Make sure your equipment fits well, especially your boots
As mentioned, equipment that you use during ski season needs to fit well. The rest of the year, you are going to want to have shoes that fit well.

Lower Body Phase 1 – Ski Exercise Fitness Video

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