Begin incorporating anaerobic training into your workouts at least six weeks before the start of the ski season-or your ski trip, as the case may be. But conditioning shouldn't stop at the heart and lungs. Hit the slopes with only aerobic training and soon muscles you forgot you had will be reintroducing themselves. These exercises help build lower-body strength for skiing or boarding tough terrain like moguls. Dr. Wright suggests doing one-third squats until the knee is at 30 to 40 degrees.
Deeper bends increase force across the knee.
Hopping from side to side will develop muscle power and strength as well as improve agility. Free weights rather than weight machines are optimal for slope-related training, he said. Free weights force balance and range of motion into the equation that resembles skiing and boarding. Flexibility is the third and final piece in training for the ski season. It's important to stretch every day, especially on the days when you'll be skiing.