Thoughts turn to skiing and snow-shoeing, after the fall colours have long since faded, and the first cold winds have descended over the ground… but that is leaving it a bit late to think of getting in shape. Do you want to have a stellar ski season? Yes? Then, the single most important thing that you can do for yourself is to participate in specialized dry-land training. Even if you are not a skier, this is a great way to stay in shape - injury free.

"Tune more than just your skis."

skiing fitness
Instructional
Beginner to Intermediate Alpine and Nordic Skiers

This title has been integrated into the Nordic Skiing Training Secrets for High Performance Sport.

Highly experienced World-Cup athletes demonstrate the simple fundamental exercises that are guaranteed to improve your cardiovacular and muscular fitness, sharpen technique, drastically improve your performance and prevent injuries, in advance of the ski season. Give yourself the edge! Tune your body as well as your skis.

Includes extra features: Core Strength for Skiers and Yoga for Skiers lessons

The ski fitness prescription applies genuine ski-specific exercises and natural fitness qualities to enhance athletic performance. Ski Fitness is all about proper conditioning for skiing on snow using specialized dry-land exercises. Once snow arrives, skiing itself offers a superior total body fitness experience. Not only will natural ski fitness training fast-track performance, but it will accelerate the transition on to real snow and prevent injuries in the long term. This can start with a few simple exercises and progressions. For the skiing aficionado, we prescribe a regular dry-land training routine. Specific strength conditioning exercises use: calisthenics, plyometrics, and natural resistance to sculpt a skier's body.

This product is ideal for recreational alpine and nordic skiers.