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What pre-holiday preparation can I do?

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Hi

We're going skiing February half term and I'm wondering what kind preparation I can do in advance? I go to the gym - Bodypump etc.. so not so much that, more things to help with technique and confidence?

I'm an early intermediate. Had a fair amount (actually a lot Toofy Grin ) of lessons but am a real scaredy cat! Hate going fast. I don't seem to get any better. I ski parallel but I know I'm very in the back seat (due to nerves) but if I put my hands up to force my weight forward I ski like a robot! Pole planting is a bit of a mystery still! Maybe the lack of speed and rhythm don't help....

Any tips to help before we go?

Thanks!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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might be your balance what about some yoga and core stuff. also try building up speed gradually. also try just throwing yourself on the ground on the piste and see how sore it actually is rather than thinking it is really going to hurt. yell to dissappate some of the tension just go 'whoo!'

part of the problem is you are not enjoying the feeling of speed. I think.
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Passport, ticket, money. Anything else you can get when you're there Toofy Grin
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You are probably right on all counts! Thank you.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Take up snowboarding. One plank, not two. Much easier to conquer.
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have you tried jagerbombs? Laughing
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Practice going to your happy place.

At the top of the run just take a second while everyone is faffing about to close your eyes and slow your breathing. You are insulated from the cold, it is dark, peaceful, you are relaxed. You are being driven down a quiet country road with turns to the left and right, you lean into the corners, safe in the knowledge you can cope with whatever is ahead of you. Why is it so dark? Why are you in the boot of the car? Why does your happy place have your hands tied together? Who is driving? Is that a rutted track?

Sorry, we accidentally went to my happy place, you can come up with your own before the trip Razz
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After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
More dry slope/fridge lessons. And dump the boyf or hubby who's pushing you too hard. Or listen to your inner voice if you really don't enjoy it, and spend the week in the spa&bar! Good luck Little Angel
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Why does your happy place have your hands tied together?


50 Shades?
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@RosieL, pole planting and feeling your shins pressing the front of your boots is key. Practice the stance and rythm in the garden until it becomes second nature and you get used to being freezing too. Ignore taunts from the neighbours and invite them to join in.Or maybe in a nice warm room??

If you have access to one of those very retro Nintendo Wii boards and systems, have a few goes at the skiing, snowboarding or obstacle course games. Excellent balance, leg muscle toning, aerobic exercise and co-ordination

Bit of extra work on the legs in the gym but don't overdo it...keep flexible not tight.

Think about what YOU WANT to do and tell anyone going with you in advance. It's your holiday, enjoy doing what you want.
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@RosieL, Lessons in a fridge or a dryslope. When you are away ski where and when you feel comfortable. You'll soon get out of the backseat if you stay on mellow terrain for a while snowHead
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A belated thanks to everyone. Loads of brilliant advice as usual. The yoga is a good idea as my balance is rubbish on my left foot which is why I struggle to turn right. Id actually forgotten that my husband has this http://www.skiersedge.co.uk

so I'll give it a shot.... might help with rhythm. No chance now for fridge lessons but may look into that again later on. Braehead is our closest but Inside Out skiing only do weekday there unfortunately. We've hired an instructor 2 full mornings for the whole family and the rest of the time we'll do our own thing. My husband doesn't push me at all but will say a slope is fine, not thinking about how narrow is /steep drop off etc...

Anyway I'm determined to stay positive and try not to think of myself as a nervous skier as it's self-fulfilling! Oh yes and a glass of wine at lunch definitely helps. Laughing
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PS Still Shocked Laughing at finding my happy place
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I'm a late starter, but I started skiing about the same time as I took up yoga/pilates - it's amazing how well they compliment each other. I try to do a small session everyday, and have recently returned to '30 days of yoga' with Adriene because she's the least annoying online yoga teacher I've found wink and there's no sappy music so you can actually hear her instructions (very important when in 3-legged dog, and can't see the screen). I'd provide a link but you can easily find it on YouTube. Some sessions are only 15 minutes long, most are about 20/30 minutes, some are as long as 45 minutes, but you build core strength and balance really quickly.

I think I may have 'reactivated' some of the core muscles I'd built in my youth, because I regularly beat my son at the '30 day plank challenge', which annoys him more than he'd like to admit...
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