Going Skiing after many years. Please help!!!!

twintersremax

Hi all - I have one month before I go skiing for spring break. Now its been a very long time since I have been but I want my son to experience it. I am not in shape and would like some tips on what I should focus on in the next month exercise wise so I can walk the next day after we ski. LOL. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks

hill8570

I noticed a huge improvement in my early-season performance when I did weighted squats preseason. Some whole-body lifting (Stronglifts or New Rules of Lifting for Women) and some general-purpose cardio on the non-lift days would have you sitting pretty.

andylllI

squats, split squats especially, lunges. Skiing is very quad heavy, esp if your technique is not on point and you lean back a lot.

Cherimoose

Lots of bodyweight squats and walking lunges, to develop endurance.
Cycling at a high resistance, for cardio & stamina.
For quickness, balance, and coordination, do this step crossover drill:
http://youtu.be/rV-87UCJvoQ?t=8m56s

Try to include full-body strength training every 2-3 days as well (NROL, Stronglifts, etc.)

changingL1sa

SQUATS! So many squats

sherbear702

Wall sits, squats, lunges, pretty much anything legs...

Have fun. I want to go skiing, but it's not frickin' snowing this winter!

SunflowerCat74

Squats and lunges! I felt no leg fatigue when I started up again, but I was doing a lot of pilates and lunge/squat heavy workouts at the time. I was pleasantly surprised, because I expected the worst.

SunflowerCat74

sherbear702 wrote: »

Have fun. I want to go skiing, but it's not frickin' snowing this winter!

It's not snowing here either...like 60 degrees every day and a mountain of slushy mud! Booooo!

sofaking6

Squats and lunges, and since I snapped my ACL on the slopes I will add in leg extensions.