Skiing Fitness / Skiing Exercises
Ski fitness and training including skiing exercises, tips, and advice on getting (and staying) skiing fit.
These snow skiing exercises will get you in skiing shape before ski season starts and will keep you skiing fit year round.
Online skiing exercises, workouts, and advice on getting fit for ski season.
FitSkiing - Your Guide For Peak Skiing by Andrew Hooge is the book to take you from whatever your end of summer fitness level may be and gets you ready for opening day of ski season.
How switching to a cleated biking shoe and clipless peddles and some special fitting with a RAD (Rotational Adjustment Device) definitely will save your skiing knees.
Andrew Hooge, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, author of FitSking - Your Guide For Peak Skiing Fitness and founder of FitSkiing.com has produced a 30 minute ski specific exercise routine video - Terrain Tune Up - designed for the skier who has only 4-6 weeks before they hit the slopes.
These exercises, from the About.com Guide to Exercise, are designed to help strengthen the muscles used in skiing - legs, abs, back, and arms.
This article by Steve Hindman contains technique and training tips for cross country skiers.
