Getting fit for skiing - again

snowb4ndit wrote:I was not good last year and have been worse this year...Need to loose weight too. :(

Thats just about right for me too. I tweaked my left knee in Serre Che last season, and its been causing me a little grief recently with all the driving, swelling up and tAs he odd twinge now and again. I ought to start strengthening it up, and working on my quads.
I never get properly fit, I really dont see the need for recreational skiing. As long as you are supple and flexible enough for 6 days in a row. I really do think some people (for Holiday Harrys) take it far too seriously!
As long as I can squat with my back to the wall for 3 minutes, I am happy. Quads are the key muscles.

Eat less and more exercise leads to weight loss ...... I think

Yeah it is supposed to be that easy. Been 4 weeks now though and I haven't shed a single pound :evil: Fitness is definitely improving though. Perhaps I'll just end up one of those fat people that everyone writes off, but actually whips the butt off the skinnies! :lol:

I never get properly fit, I really dont see the need for recreational skiing.

I don't disagree with that. Personally draw the line when my holiday suffers though. I want to be able to enjoy myself properly this year, and hopefully ski harder runs, which I think you need a little extra strength for. Last year I kept going all day and ended up falling a couple of times 'cos my legs didn't have enough left to keep me stable. Not good. Plus I need to lose weight anyway. Apparently I'm obese according to my BMI. Although it always has been strangely high, even when people kept telling me I looked a little thin it was 24. :roll:

I need to shed a few pounds too, staying off the wine in the week will help me, I eat sensibly and healthily, I know what I need to do.

I've got the Ingams book somewhere, its quite good for giving you a time scale depending on how much exercise you currently do. We're getting our bikes out tomorrow :D

I never ski without two knee supports for my dodgy old knees, and a pair of warm up shorts to protect my hamstrings, and I have not had a tweak since.

My 2p's worth. If you don't want to improve, you don't need to be fit and flexible. If you want to up your game, being fitter and lighter will help make this easier and help to protect you from strains and sprains.

bandit wrote:My 2p's worth. If you don't want to improve, you don't need to be fit and flexible. If you want to up your game, being fitter and lighter will help make this easier and help to protect you from strains and sprains.

Also, how can you just brush off falls.

Ian Wickham wrote:Eat less and more exercise leads to weight loss ...... I think

Also, no smoking.
And, yuk a reduction in/elimination of alchohol.

Ian Wickham wrote:I still haven't got the bike out of the garage yet ......... maybe tomorrow.

I'm off out for a 40 miler tomorrow morning. Great for leg strength and much less impact than running.