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Is it worth a little warm up before you ski?
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I feel more flexible when I have warmed up and stretched - then I go for it on and off piste.
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As a man who has spent more than a little time rolling around on the slopes of Saas Fee, Verbier and latterly New Zealand under the guidance of Warren Smith, I am convinced that warming up is of great benefit. I no longer get the odd muscle pulls and spasms that I used to, even though I'm skiing harder than before. I know that this is an area of great interest for Warren and that he is working with several experts in the area to develop a program of warming up, stretching and warming down for normal skiers and those returning from injury. He was doing a lot of development on this part of his website when we were in New Zealand and although I think it's still a work in progress here are some links,

http://www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com/ski_biomechanics-physiology.htm
http://www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com/ski_biomechanics-physiology_pre-ski-warm-up.htm
http://www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com/ski_biomechanics-physiology_after-ski-cool-down.htm

Have a look, it's all good stuff
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I went on the Warren Smith course a couple of years ago and he insisted on doing the warm up and cool down routines, I never ached all week.
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I had some accommodation recently with under-floor heating.

really good for sitting on and stretching your hamstrings, also recommend a quick blast from the cold tap over the legs after that nice warm shower.
Takes some courage, but seems to help me.
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What am I doing wrong. I do warm ups and warm downs with stretching each time. but I ache like hell and I even did loads of exercise prep like squats and lunges and was riding my bike hard 3 miles each way to work for 3 months in advance but my thighs were burning by 6 turns - what do I do about it?

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offpisteskiing, exactly - warm up by starting slowly not by stretching, and warm down too - usually by walking steadily to a bar, or preferably a swimming pool or jacuuzzi. I love to swim a bit after skiing.
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innerspaceservices, thighs burning usually implies not getting forward enough. So the answer the question
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what do I do about it?

may well be "Check that you are far enough forward, and if you aren't, have a lesson or two."
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I was skiing today--- I walked 50 yards over icy pistes to the first tow--- the tow had no upper bit to grab hold of and the uptrack was intersting---- I travesed (some poleing) 300 yards to next T-bar --- almost 1 mile long and the T bar I had chosen seemed to be smaller than the others and didn't quite fit fully behind me so I spent most of the time trying to hold on tight---- Then I took the final tow to the top--- I then sat down and rested for 5 mins before I started coming down hill Little Angel
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A warm up is important as it not only physically prepares your body but puts you in the right metal frame of mind. When people are talking about stretching it is important what type of stretching you do. Dynamic stretching (replicating the movements of the activity) is more beneficial.

What is more important than the warm up is the recovery, to reduce the onset of muscle soreness. Stretching again is important and it should be carried out for a longer period of time in the warm down than the warm up.

in reality I ignore my own advice, I am on a "holiday" where I can ski not a sports training session so get up with a hangover stumble on to the piste ski the hit the bar at the end of the day for 1 or 2 small ones before dinner.

This is a good website which is detailed yet simple.


http://www.brianmac.co.uk/warmup.htm
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Light easy run to warm up. For example in Tignes - From the top of Toviere down Piste H to Val Claret. Perfect slope to warm up and THEN stretch. I'd never stretch before. easiski, I dont believe your muscles are actually warmed up in the shower? You just feel warm? I always have a warm up, but this may be habit from my teaching days as I did that at the start of every lesson and after lunch.

Alex
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jtobin03, very much so. The warm down is crucial as you say.
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A few lunges or calf stretches while waiting on the lift line never do anyone any harm. If its not a powder day a quick "loosener" down a well groomed piste also helps. If it is a powder day extracating myself from the first wreck of the day usually gets me thoroughly warmed up wink
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fatbob, You should not stretch or lunge before you have warmed up. there is more chance of tearing a muscle. Stretching should be part of your warm down after exercise.

A warm up should be a bit of gentle running on the spot arm swings etc to get the blood flowing. but I find a 5-10 minute walk to the lift then climbing the steps of the lift station enough of a warm up in the morning

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