Hitting Kickers

At the Metro Ski & Snowboard show last year I walked past several stands with novelty exercise equipment, tagged up for hundreds of pounds with some new spin on getting you ready for your ski or snowboard season without having to bust a gut. Seriously, just get yourself down the gym and stop taking […]

Now Christmas is done and New Year is on its way, time for some resolutions:

1. Get fit for snowboarding
I really need get down the gym more. Last 2 trips I was hanging by the third day. I know I’ll get more out of my time on the hill if I’m in better […]

I found another snowboard orientated fitness program that looks pretty good. This one was set up by Ron McConnell, who trained Jake Burton after an accident acording to the website.
Since snowboarding involves many multi-joint movements that require a mixture of strength, balance, and flexibility, the conditioning program should reflect the same. The focus of […]

I’ve stepped up (boom boom) my snowboard fitness gym program, by adding in some calf raises.
Simply, standing with your heals over the edge of a step holding a couple of dumbells, and going up onto your toes.

I would imagine that this should help strengthen the calf muscles for those loooong front side turns.

Keeping my personal […]

Went to the gym this evening and had a quick run through on the snowboard fitness program set up the other day.
Also through in a cross country bike profile as a warm up, but as of tomorrow morning will be cycling to work, so should get the CV exercise in that way, focussing more on […]

A bit slack over the past week. Went deaf (temporarily I hope) in one ear, so didn’t fancy stumbling around in the gym not being able to hear much.
Well… the hearing still aint up to much, but I had a session with a personal trainer as part of the membership induction period, so I […]

2nd day at the gym. Again, bike, cross trainer, bike. Bit more intensity this time. Booked a personal training session for Tuesday next week where we should work out a program geared towards snowboard fitness.

Also threw in 60 sit ups for good measure!
Feel fairly good for it, but don’t feel like I’ve […]

I joined the gym today after telling myself for ages I’ll get super fit for snowboarding in November when I go to Cervinia/Zermatt for a long weekend.
Nothing too strenuous, just a bit of exersize bike and cross trainer. But apparently with my membership I get 5 sessions with a personal trainer to kick my […]

I’ve been telling myself since my last snowboarding trip that I’d be super fit ready for the new ski season. Only 8 weeks til my next trip, so I’m going to join a gym today.
J2Ski have posted about their ski fitness tips from Graham Bell.

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