“Alpine skiing is a mix of endurance and resistance training. It has positive effects on the heart and circulation, as well as peripheral muscles—predominately the legs.” -Dr. Josef Niebauer
Great news…..skiing is not only the funnest thing you can do standing up, it’s also super healthy. TIME Magazine wrote an entire article about the health benefits of shredding you should read HERE.
“The mix of highly coordinated movements with different types of exercise modes—carving, skidding, quick turns, jumping—and the mix of eccentric, isometric and concentric muscle work might be seen as quite unique when compared with other types of physical activity.” -Thomas Stöggl
Moral of the story: Skiing might just be the fountain of youth…just ask 100 year old George Jedenoff: