20-minute workout to energize your skiing this year!

Most of us have a hard time fitting in all the chores of our daily grind let alone mustering up our muscles to push some iron. Don’t let the only six pack on the slopes be the one your curling at the end of the day. In just 20 minutes 3 times per week, you can fine tune your body into a skiing machine before you hit the snow.

As snow sports enthusiasts, we use every last inch of muscle on our frame so it only makes sense to train our entire body. We also use both our aerobic and anaerobic systems when making tracks so it is important to incorporate some energy system development into your program as well.

Try performing 2-3 sets of 4 or 5 “big muscle” exercises and 2 or 3 balance/core exercises each workout. Make sure to switch the exercises for each day of training during the week. For a good example check out our January Jump Start Weekly Workout to get you started. As I explained earlier it is important to improve your energy system development too. Warm-up at a low level for about 2-3 minutes-enough to get your muscles and joints warm-then add 5 x 1 minute hard runs or cycle sprints after your weights. For example you might try biking at about a level where your legs and lungs start to burn at about 30 seconds in. Continue for 30 more seconds and then back off the tension and speed to recover for 1 minute. Repeat four more times. This will help your body improve its lactate buffering capabilities and is very similar to the type of work you will be doing while skiing.

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Stay Fit Skiing!
Andrew Hooge
www.fitskiing.com