Skiing Tips - Workouts to Prepare for the Ski Season
Stability Ball Roll Out
Many people end up in what we call “the back seat” in skiing because they are afraid of the sensation of falling down the hill. This exercise can be helpful.
• Kneel on the floor and place your forearms on the ball, making sure your hips and arms form a 90-degree angle.
• Inhale to prepare.
• As you exhale roll the ball forward as you extend your arms. Contract your abdominals to help support your lower back, which should not be strained. Your shins and calves will come off the floor. Roll as far forward as possible without compressing the spine, hunching the shoulders, or rounding the torso.
• Inhale as you return.
If you have access to the seated slant board in the gym, you can make this exercise even more ski specific.
• Stand behind the slant board, holding the stability ball with both hands.
• Inhale to prepare.
• Exhale; roll the ball down the slanted angle of the seated slant board.
• Inhale to return.
Perform 8-12 repetitions.
Photo: Stability Ball Roll Out
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