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 […]
at home stretching, flexibility, mobility, range of motion, skiing, static stretching, stretchingSummer 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 […]
accountability, agility, athletic conditioning, balance, fitness, flexibility, joint integrity, power, range of motion, ski specific conditioning, skiing, strengthAre 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 […]
12 week program, agility, balance, core stability for skiing, PEAK Ski Conditinoing, power, progressive, quickness, ski, ski conditioning, ski fitness, ski specific, skiing, strengthAnyone who runs, swims, bicycles or plays a running sport has experienced a side ache, a SHARP, intense pain in your lower abdominal area. This week I had two clients that inquired about side aches which peaked my interest in what a side ache is, why we get them, and how we prevent and/or get […]
elimination, fitness, hydration, pre-activity meals, prevention, running, side ache, side cramp, sports, stitchGood 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 […]
conditioning, fitness, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, range of motion, skiing, stretching, tight gluteals, tight piriformis