Written by Mark from Peak Condition Program 1 This program is all about teaching you some vital ski-specific movement patterns and ensuring your back, hip, pelvic and knee stabilisers and abdominal wall are functioning. These are all vital aspects of “base conditioning” for skiing and will help support your body while perfecting the movements and…
Category: Snowsports Fitness
Fitness tips from the BASI National Education Team – Balance
How’s your balance? This week, Tom Waddington gives us some exercises to work on one of the most important aspects of fitness for skiing.
Fitness tips from the BASI National Education Team – Strength
Planning to get on your skis soon? Tom Waddington gives us some exercises for building strength and power in this video… Thanks again to Kraftwerk Fitness Zermatt for filming facilities.
Fitness tips from the BASI National Education Team – Core
BASI Trainer and National Education Team member, Tom Waddington, gives some tips on how to train your core in preparation for the winter season. Featuring National Education Team Members Jim Lister, Lesley Page, Paul Garner, Giles Lewis and Lynn Mill as demonstrators. Special thanks to Kraftwerk Fitness, Zermatt for filming facilities.
How to get your body ski ready
Written by Alps2Alps Whether you’re going solo, with a group of friends or as a family, skiing has a lot to offer. Feel a rush of exhilaration as you slide down the slopes at breakneck speed, let your hair down at the après-ski, and get in some exercise while you’re at it. Let’s focus on…
Mobility for Skiing
Written by New Generation Ski Instructor Training Centre Modern day life is incredible. You can work from pretty much anywhere you like, all the answers you have ever needed are at the tip of your fingertips, you can 3D print a completely custom ski boot and get technical advice through a smart footbed. All this has…
Pre-season training for the Eurotest
Written by JJC/PDS Training To give yourself the best chance of succeeding and progressing throughout the season, you need to be working towards making yourself physically strong, right now. Below is a selection of circuits made up of exercises which I recommend to use in order to prepare you so that we can make the…
Stretching for training and for skiing
Written by Jake Gough, Element Ski School Verbier “Before any training session / ski lesson it’s vital to warm up”We’ve all heard we need to warm up. But why? A warm up is necessary to minimise the chances of injury. As well as having lots of physical benefits it’s also a great way to prepare…
Get Ready for Winter!
Written by Jake Gough, Element Ski School – Verbier Training for snowsports is an absolute no brainer. Whether you’re an instructor preparing to tackle exams or a recreational skier/rider wanting to get the most out of your holiday, it makes a lot of sense to do some pre-season dry land training to get the best…
“Skiing and cycling” – The perfect marriage
Written by Lee Townend, SnoworksGAP director, Snoworks worldwide ski courses instructor, BASI ISTD and trainer #strongskilegs has been the default hashtag on SnoworksGAP’s Instagram this spring and summer, the reason being is that the SnoworksGAP lead instructor Lee Townend, has been bitten by the road cycling bug. It doesn’t matter what you do to keep fit, but if…