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Please see our copyright and disclaimer notice page. I am often ask that enhance strength and asked to suggest exercises a skier's lower body foundation for movement. Without hesitation, I always recommend an ancient form of Chinese exercise known as stances to build upon a skier's foundation of strength, flexibility, and balance. Stances require you to move from one precise, low posture to another, while maintaining a constant height and being very strict in transition. Because you hold each posture for a prescribed amount of time, the overall strength you develop from this type of training is phenomenal.