 Poster: A snowHead
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We have two ski fitness tests on our site, a basic one and a more lengthy extended version for ski racers and instructors. No special equipment needed and you can do from home during the zombie corona lockdown. Have a go and enter your details. Not a competition (unless you want it to be  ) but a good way to track your own progress towards ski fitness.
http://www.insideoutskiing.com/info/fitness.html
Also on the same page are some suggested body weight workouts
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Fri 27-03-20 17:53; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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@skimottaret, I think they're a pretty useful tool, I was using the instructor set monthly last autumn to track progress (until the point my knee problems started to limit what I could do) and found them useful. I will probably start using them again once my knee is back to full strength.
That said, I tracked the results in a spreadsheet - couldn't see what you wanted them for (other than a good chuckle) or what you were going to do with them... Nothing sinister I'm sure, but a spreadsheet lets me flag positive / negative movement and target improvements / remediations, and develop 'insights'.
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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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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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@skimottaret, interesting to hear the history. maybe you should include some of that on the page, so that folks know theres a more there than just something you made up on a rainy Wednesday afternoon?
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With regards to your knee injury we used to offer a very comprehensive series of ski stability tests developed by our physio/coach Lisa and Dr. Dave Murrie. Stopped running these when she moved from the UK but happy to send you a copy so you could self test.
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@skimottaret, thanks, would be interested in seeing that!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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have emailed you..
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@skimottaret,
Sorry only just seen fitness test - looks interesting and I'm going to give a go next weekend when have time.
Also looked at the home fitness youtube which seems doable. Think the other might kill me at this stage. lol
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@mozwold, @Tubaski, Lisa our physio/coach/crossfit instructor is running 45 minute mobility and stretching sessions every Friday at 11:30 on Zoom. They aren't ski specific but are to help loosen up the joints for all of us who are walking/cycling and spending way too much time on the computer. If you fancy checking it out email me at info at insideoutskiing.com
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FAQ
Finding your baseline and tracking your own progress was the main intention. As I got time on my hands a trip down memory lane as to how these evolved over time and what I wanted the results for.. Actually this was done 10 years ago when I was race coaching and we wanted to develop a set of skills and fitness tests for club racers. There are tests that are used for national team selection but a bit too advanced for juniors and typically require gym equipment. We wanted a set of tests that could be done anywhere and could be used to track general ski fitness, recovery post injury, and ideally correlate to race results. The data entry form on my site was done so I could capture all the kids results on a spreadsheet much like you did 
