J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Andy, early morning callisthenics in the chalet sounds a very good idea. I wonder how big their living room is ... Well done for thinking of it. 10 Brownie points for you :thumbup: :wink:

This is what Wikipedia has to say about it:
Calisthenics when performed vigorously and with variety can benefit both muscular and cardiovascular fitness, in addition to improving psychomotor skills such as balance, agility and coordination.

Groups such as sports teams and military units often perform leader-directed group calisthenics as a form of synchronized physical training (often including a customized "call and response" routine), in order to increase group cohesion and discipline.

And don't forget I won't be letting anyone off the 6 a.m. cold shower :wink:

Daved - I'm quite sure you're a lot fitter than me already :D

Ian Wickham wrote:Bugger I am still gonna post my sleeps till ski time .......

Manigod 55

Ano some time in March

Ian - as I said posting it up yourself as well is fine with me :D

The list isn't supposed to replace this. It's just so we can have a summary of where and when everyone's going so it's not so confusing, and it's quite interesting as well :)

And I won't post it up every day either - just if people ask to be added or if I haven't posted it for a few days.

I am going to make a serious effort now to get fit for this ski holiday. I didn't like the way my legs ached after a day in the snow dome.

Over the years I have evolved a way of getting myself fit for ski-ing which suits me. Some people go to the gym, or join spinning classes, or whatever, but I hate gyms etc.

So, what I do is a lot of hill-type walking (about 6 miles each time), and run short distances building up to running about a mile, and also do the exercises in my 'Fit to Ski' book by Dr Steve Ingham.

This book has exercises specially tailored to ski-ing, which will improve your stamina, strength, and stability if you diligently carry them out. So, there are exercises to stretch your muscles (which improve your range of movement), those to improve your balance (so you don't fall over so much), and some to improve muscle strength (like squats etc.) so you don't have to spend so long resting in the cafe or at the side of the piste. And they suggest you do cardiovascular workouts like running, twice a week as well.

I have found that when I do the exercises in this book my ski-ing improves amazingly! And I also reckon there is less chance of me injuring myself. The way I see it is that if I can't do the balancing exercises etc. in this book when I'm standing on my feet on the floor, then I am never going to be able to make the same sort of movements when I'm on skis and it's far harder :lol:

Ideally I should make the effort to stay fit all year, but somehow this never happens :cry:

But if I start now I should be OK as it's an 8 week program and I will be ski-ing in Tignes 8 weeks today :D

Finally - I'd like to say that I'm not insisting on everyone else in the group doing all these exercises. That would be pretty extreme! This is my own exercise program and others will have their own ideas about how much/little exercise they need to do to prepare for this ski holiday.

Here's the list updated to today, Sunday 18th November. If anyone else wants me to put them on it would they please say when and when they're going, and Excel will automatically update the remaining number of sleeps/days.

I have taken Tino off the top of the list now, as he'd got down to -1 days, because he got to the snow yesterday :)

And Gaz C I've added you as well. You're the first one on the list to be going 3 times! We now have 57 holidays on the list :)

And if I've made a mistake could you let me know so I can correct it.

List of J2Skiers off ski-ing/boarding in 2012/2013
Tin Pot going to Zermatt in 5 days on the 23/11/2012
Gaz C going to Tignes in 13 days on the 01/12/2012
Verbier_ski_bum going to Verbier in 13 days on the 01/12/2012
Bandit going to Grimentz in 22 days on the 10/12/2012
Beban going to San Martino di Costrozza in 24 days on the 12/12/2012
Gareth Fair going to Meribel in 25 days on the 13/12/2012
Geno68 going to Davos in 33 days on the 21/12/2012
Colinlambert_1 going to St Gervais in 34 days on the 22/12/2012
Joe Colin going to Morzine in 34 days on the 22/12/2012
Cath Davies going to Cervinia and the Aosta Valley in 34 days on the 22/12/2012
Snapzzz going to Les Arcs in 41 days on the 29/12/2012
Bedrock Barney going to Val d'Isere in 42 days on the 30/12/2012
Snowy0000 going to Morzine in 42 days on the 30/12/2012
Gaz C going to Scheffau in 48 days on the 05/01/2013
Lanewalk going to Sauze D'Oulx in 49 days on the 06/01/2013
AlistairS going to Lech and Zurs in 49 days on the 06/01/2013
Smartski going to La Plagne in 49 days on the 06/01/2013
Horsesforcourses going to Kuhtai in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
Blackpool-Skier going to Alpe D'Huez in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
Oldboarder going to Les Arcs in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
ATOO going to La Tania in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
Caltonhat going to Les Arcs in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
Ian W going to Manigod in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
Old Andy going to Tignes in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
Catp going to Tignes in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
AllyG going to Tignes in 55 days on the 12/01/2013
Tiger7 going to Tignes in 56 days on the 13/01/2013
Daved going to Tignes in 56 days on the 13/01/2013
Ade73 going to Tignes in 56 days on the 13/01/2013
Joe Colin going to Tignes in 56 days on the 13/01/2013
Felthorpe going to Tignes in 56 days on the 13/01/2013
Far Queue going to Tignes in 56 days on the 13/01/2013
Brooksy going to Tignes in 56 days on the 13/01/2013
Lindylou going to St Foy in 61 days on the 18/01/2013
Andyhull going to Meribel in 61 days on the 18/01/2013
Andyoneill going to Val d'Isere in 62 days on the 19/01/2013
Tony_H going to Champoluc in 63 days on the 20/01/2013
Paulh764 going to Samoens in 70 days on the 27/01/2013
GreenGoblin going to Les Arcs in 75 days on the 01/02/2013
Boardbiker going to Whistler in 76 days on the 02/02/2013
AlistairS going to Sauze D'Oulx in 76 days on the 02/02/2013
Scarletgirl going to Mayrhofen in 76 days on the 02/02/2013
NelliePs going to La Plagne in 82 days on the 08/02/2013
Caltonhat going to Arabba in 83 days on the 09/02/2013
Dobby going to Risoul in 84 days on the 10/02/2013
Bald-eagleman going to La Thuile in 90 days on the 16/02/2013
Lizzie-B going to Morillon in 90 days on the 16/02/2013
Tin Pot going to Megeve in 91 days on the 17/02/2013
Dan55 going to Yllas (Finland) in 91 days on the 17/02/2013
Michelle63 going to Sauze D'Oulx in 91 days on the 17/02/2013
Far Queue going to Lech in 97 days on the 23/02/2013
AllyG going to Tignes in 104 days on the 02/03/2013
Gareth Fair going to Sauze D'Oulx in 108 days on the 06/03/2013
Brooksy going to Obergurgl in 111 days on the 09/03/2013
Tony_H going to Serre Chevalier in 118 days on the 16/03/2013
Stewart Dowling going to Serre Chevalier in 118 days on the 16/03/2013
Gaz C going to Val Thorens in 153 days on the 20/04/2013

ATOO wrote:I like being on the list but I miss counting out my own sleeps and posting it up :-)

Atoo - there's nothing to stop you posting up how many sleeps you have left now, even though you're on the list, and going 'whoop whoop!' or whatever,when you're really excited :)

And you could even have a go working it out yourself as well - see if you get the same answer as Excel!

Sounds OK to me Tony :D

I'm going on 2 ski holidays as well :D

I've added you and Stewart to my list.

boardbiker wrote:Yep have to be added :-)

Done :)

I've added you to the list 2 pages back. I will post up a new list in the morning.

Does anyone else want to go on the list?

Thanks Tin Pot :D