Static Stretching Exercises on the WALL Do YOU skip your stretching at the end of a workout? Guilty! I am NOT a lover of taking time stretching. When I get to the END of my workouts, I become anxious to move on with my day, and have been known to skip the stretching. However, when […]
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Summer is slowly coming to a close – 90 degree weather in the forecast for the upcoming Northwest weekend. Yet, just last week, as children were return to school snow was falling in Alberta, Colorado and Wyoming. I LOVE the beautiful colors of fall so I hope that the snow stays away just a little
The SNOW is falling, are you READY? Read More »
Are you PHYSICALLY ready for the ski season? Make this ski season your BEST EVER: Confidence to ski the entire mountain. Endurance to ski the bumps from top to bottom. Agility, power and strength to tackle the steeps. Finesse to carve the groomers. Energy to ENJOY a full day of skiing. Joint Integrity to minimize
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Snow is beginning to dust the mountain peaks of North America. Stevens Pass, Washington (photo from Stevens Pass Mountain Resort Facebook Page, 9-24-13) Along with speckled white mountain tops – ski movies, too, are a signal that the upcoming ski season is around the corner. Ski movies stoke the spirits of skiers and snowboarders
Ski Movie Season has arrived for 2013! Read More »
Skiing is my PASSION and athletics have been in my life for 42 years! My soon-to-be-released 12-Week PEAK Ski Conditioning Program is my dream “marriage” of my 20 year career, in the fitness industry, and my love I’ve had for skiing since the age of three. For those of you who do not know me,
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My husband was wondering “are there any exercises I can do when I’m driving up to the mountain to go skiing?” He likes to multi-task and exercise while sitting down! Well, this got me thinking……..for a moment! Absolutely! Why not perform some exercises while you’re heading to the mountain – what else are you doing?
Driving to the Mountain: 3 Core Exercises to Impact Your Skiing Performance! Read More »
Great skiing is characterized by the skiers ability to have a positive, selective effect on any of the skills (balancing, edging, rotary and pressure control movements) at anytime. The foundation of great skiing are balancing movements. Balancing movements are present in all sports and especially in skiing…when a person is standing, strapped onto “two boards”
4 Exercises to Improve Your Balance: The Foundation of Great Skiing! Read More »
Back to the mountains I have gone! This is my second of three week long vacations at our family cabin with my mother and boys. The cabin is “my HAPPY place!” However, it does pose a challenge for maintaining my strength training routine. YES – I do have plenty of portable fitness equipment that I
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Good skiing relies on the ability of the skier to rotate their femurs (big leg bones) in the hip sockets, while the upper body (pelvis, core & shoulders) remain relatively quiet. It is also important that each leg can rotate toward the middle line of the body and away from the body equally. If one
Tight “Buns” May Limit Your Skiing! Read More »
Quads are on fire, back is fatigued, and shins are sore…ever felt this way after your first day on the snow? A ski stance similar to one the pictured to below, right side of the gentleman in the background – he has little ankle flex and hips behind his feet – firing up those quads!
One Small Overlooked Muscle that Will Improve Your Skiing! Read More »
