 Poster: A snowHead
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As the Title of this post says, i'm just wondering what i can be doing at home to improve on my skiing technique before my next weekly lesson?
Any tips or ideas would be great
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Lydart, One option is to think about improving your 'internal feedback' by focusing on something as simple as walking up stairs. Think about the movements you are making, how it feels and 'zone in' to your feet. It should help when you get back on ski's by giving you a heightened awareness of your feet movements.
I'll pm a link to a blog post I made on this if it's of interest.
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Lydart, very little can be done to actually improve your skiing technique at home, but the possibilities are endles for improving core strength , balance , and general fitness levels , all of which will improve your skiing no end.
one very easy exercise is lateral jumps over a low object , and also squat jumps are very good conditioning for skiing
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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anarchicsaltire, even I can't do the ironing with my eyes shut!
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Try to develop some ability in another skill based sport - slacklining, juggling, trampolining, unicycling, surfing etc. You are only limited by your imagination.
Deliberate practice in another sport will transfer well to skiing.
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For core strength and everything else in your body, pilates and swimming. Swimming has the added advantage of building up cardio fitness too.
If that's too much commitment, Pedantica's suggestion of a bosu ball is good for core strength - anything where you are required to keep your balance works your core muscles. But these more gentle methods really need to be done every day if you want it to be effective.
For quads and glutes, do many reps of ballet pliés (yup, who would have thought) whenever you're standing in front of the stove/microwave. If you keep your feet flat on the floor during the plié and you go low enough, these will also keep your calves stretched. Do them slowly - the slower you go, the more control you will need and the harder your muscles have to work to hold position. Of course, pliés need to be done with the correct upper body posture for them to work properly.
Squats/lunges are good but your upper body posture needs to be correct to avoid damage to the lower back.
Cycling for building up bulk and endurance in the quads but not much else.
Something that is often overlooked are the foot muscles. It's easy to keep these strong by simply rising onto your toes and then lowering again - all at a slow speed. This also works the calves if the position is held on tiptoes.
And, obviously, stretching, stretching, stretching after exercising 
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Lydart, PM sent
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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When at home work on improving your cardiovascular fitness, step up and then down on your stair or brisk walk around your local area will do.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Balance exercises definitely help. However, in order to ski well and to your potential there is more to it than that. I work as a ski instructor in Zermatt and run www.familyskiing.com. I am 46 years old and in a perfect shape. I have been thinking of putting some tips on the website and this threat makes me feel there is a demand for it.
Anyway, what I do, is to concentrate on doing something and have a rest from exercises.
Cardio - I usually run 2-3 days a week 1 hour. Bicycle the same 2-3 times a week 2 hours some 40km - mountain bike. I also go to the gym 1-2 a week.
When the water in a lake is warm I swim....I also do a lot of hiking and mountain climbing. Recently Norway.
It sounds like you are doing nothing but training but if you plan it carefully it is possible and enjoyable.
When you hit the slopes, the physical fitness is there and you can concentrate on your skiing technique.
Hope it helps.
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Lydart, I don't necessarily recommend my patent exercise of doing the ironing standing on a Bosu ball  , |
Nosiness makes me ask do you really do this on a ball or on one of the half ball balance boards? If it's on a ball aren't you going to be way too high for the ironing board or very stooped over?
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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betterinblack, Something that looks like this. My ironing board is adjustable.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Lydart wrote: |
As the Title of this post says, i'm just wondering what i can be doing at home to improve on my skiing technique before my next weekly lesson?
Any tips or ideas would be great
Thanks |
hey, search youtube for 'ski and snowboard fitness boot camp', there are 3 levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced, 3 excellent balancing and conditioning videos.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Lydart, I have got one of these http://www.physiosupplies.com/acatalog/Wobble_Cushion_Advanced.html
I think good balance makes a lot of things easier. I have improved mine a lot with a bit of training. I just stand on the wobble cushion when watching the news or whatever, and do my advanced wobble. I vary it about - e.g. stand on one leg and wave the other one about, or balance on two legs (which oddly is harder) bounce up and down, jump and land on it, knee bends - just whatever feels right.
I like mountain biking too - I enjoy it almost as much as skiing and I have local trails. It's good for balance, reactions, fitness, and strength - particularly quads and glutes.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I reckon one of the most important things you can do at home wrt skiing is stretching your piriformis. I have got limited stretch in mine, one side worse than the other. My kids on the other hand can easily lay the skis at 90% to the fall-line whilst their torsos are pointing straight downwards. Just been skiing with my son and the degree to which he can turn the skis makes an enormous difference on very steep runs, or on moguls - in fact makes a big difference everywhere. I'm going home determined to make some dramatic improvements.
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Wot nordicfan says re wobbleboard. (Except for the news bit - extremely bad for your health that stuff).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have one of those wobble cushions... stand on it in a ski crouch, watch the ski racing on the telly and turn in time with the gates. As you get better switch to one foot.
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