Before starting any workout (or going skiing!) you should always do some form of Warm-up. Preparing muscles and joints for activity helps prevent injury, as well as encouraging circulation.
Importantly - having warm muscles will help you ski most effectively, from the start of the day.
Chemmy's Warm Up Tips
First things first, the warm up is essential - especially if you haven't been able to regularly train before.
You get the most out of your muscles when they are warm and slightly stretched. It also helps to reduce injury during the exercises themselves.
I personally have a huge emphasis on warm up, spending up to 40 minutes doing a thorough, all body warm up before I lift weights but I appreciate that not all of you can be so indulgent with time so I would say allocate at least 10 minutes for warm up...
...by the end of it you should NOT be out of breath but maybe slightly perspiring!!
You can find five of my favourite warm up exercises here.
Ski Warm Up Exercises
Warm Up exercises, expertly demonstrated by Chemmy Alcott :-
