Sometimes it is tricky to get yourself all ready and not run out the door with the excitement of a child, because it’s a powder day!
I even had the unfortunate meeting with a guy in hospital, who had been so excited to get out to ski, that he sprained his ankle, as he didn’t tighten his ski boot properly.
Wow!
Remember you need at least 2 minutes (as told by Doc JenFit) before warming up to workout, let alone before you’re heading into the cold and skiing.
Physically you have to warm up your body before exercising.
Skiing is exercising. It’s actually in fact a extreme sport! And no I don’t mean the type where you go from Restaurant to bars all day to end up super drunk at Après ski (you probably don’t need to warm up your body, but perhaps drink a little water for that lung of yours).
Warming up the body will help to warm up your muscles, so that you can avoid injuries and ski better.
So another benefit of doing some warm up yoga is that you’ll be slowing down in the morning, bringing in a little more awareness, which you can take on that mountain, hopefully do your ski boots up tightly and be a little more alert on the slopes.
Here’s the yoga sequence, to warm you up before skiing below. Especially geared towards beginners, these 7 yoga poses will get you ski ready.
Hold each pose for 5 long breaths.
Love teaching this pose, mountain pose, get your feet grounded, hip width apart, tuck your tailbone in (bum), place a little strength into your thighs and core. Open your shoulders, hands by your side and head looking forward.
Bring your hands up from Tadasana, squat down, make sure you can still see the tips of your feet. You’ll feel your whole body strengthening.
You can bend your knees like in the photo, make sure to elongate your back and that you’re looking forward.
Bending those knees so that you’re stomach touches your thighs, grab each elbow and relax your head.
Bend those knees, press your palms down into the mat, pressing your chest in towards the mat and let your head relax.
While in down dog, lift your left leg up into the air, behind your bum, opening the hip. Make sure to have both shoulders facing down towards the mat.
Place your forearms down into the mat, bring your legs straight, tuck your core in (my bum is way too high in the photo) and look in between your hands.
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