Pre-season exercises are vital to ensuring that you start the ski season off in-shape while preventing injuries. Between cardio, lifting, and HIIT workouts, there’s a lot you can do to make sure you’re ready when the snow finally hits the ground. Of course there’s also a fair amount you can do wrong. Range SnowFit shared 3 common mistakes they see people make while pre-season training.
The first mistake they note is focusing solely on cardio. Of course cardio is very important to making sure you have the necessary endurance for a long day on the mountain, but engaging in strength training is just as important, if not more important. Strength keeps your knees safe.
The second mistake is failing to focus on two leg workouts and skipping single leg exercises. Making sure both legs are equally strong so they can equally respond to bumps and obstacles in the snow can help prevent injuries.
The third mistake is doing too many random workouts. If you want to get strong, stay consistent and focus on progression. If you’re constantly jumping from workout to workout, never redoing the same ones, you likely won’t find yourself as strong as you hoped when the season begins.
