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How To Backflip

Doing a backflip on skis is a milestone achievement for any freeskier, and it's a trick that requires more commitment to face our own fears than actual technical skills or ability. We're going to break down how to do a backflip into smaller…
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when training for skiing it is important to remember your hamstrings. An imbalance between hamstring and quad strength can be costly

Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 5 8/6/15

Hi all, we hope you have enjoyed a few days off and that any aching muscles are starting to recover. It is really important to warm up and cool down thoroughly when training like this. Your warm up and cool down should include range of motion…
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Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 6 9/6/15

Session 6 is a lung buster. Today we are going to be looking at conditioning again, dig deep and push through the pain. The aim is to keep moving and only rest when the programme says. Try not to get to focused on the number of reps you complete…
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Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 7

Welcome to session 7. Hopefully by now you are starting to feel more at home with the language and terminology we are using and it is all starting to feel more natural. If you have fallen behind or just fancy starting a fresh, all of the workout…
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Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 8

Welcome to session 8 and the end of week 2. We hope you are enjoying our Fitness for Ski Instructor Training blogs as well as finding them useful for creating your own training and understanding what needs to be included in it. Today we are…
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How to perform a dumbbell snatch. Dumbbell snatches are a great way to improve pwerful extension of the hip used in skiing

Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 9

Welcome to week 3 of our Fitness for Ski Instructor Training base level fitness programme. As we said when we began the aim of this 5 weeks worth of work is to develop a base level of fitness as well as a knowledge of the movements and terminology…
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A start jump is a great movement for developing explosive ski fitness

Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 10

We have reached the halfway point of our first block of fitness programmes for skiing and ski instructor training. Congratulations on making it this far, hopefully, you have enjoyed it and are starting to develop an understanding of what you…
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