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Longer Lasting Legs Get your legs revved up for winter sports
BY PHILIP NDUGGA – One of IMPACT Magazine’s Canada’s Top Fitness Trainers; Personal Trainer, Repsol Sport Centre & Glencoe Club in Calgary, AB NDUGGAOFFICIAL
Location: Repsol Sport Centre
20 November 2020
skiing by turning them into the fitness engine they are supposed to be. This will help you ski better, stay out longer and have more fun! As with any physical activity, a warmup is of paramount importance as it helps to gradually rev up the heart rate and circulation. This will loosen the joints and increase blood flow to the muscles, help reduce muscle soreness and lessen risk of injury.
WARM -UP 5 – 10 minutes: Skipping rope, jog in place, kickbacks, light run, stationary bike, easy stretching of lower body. B Beginner I Intermediate A Advanced
IMPACT Magazine
PETER KACZAN
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re you one of those skiers who hits the slopes really hard the first week of ski season only to hobble around afterwards? Well, this year step up your training before the lifts open! By adding these strength training exercises to your fitness regimen you’ll be ready to take on mountains with confidence. Here are a series of preseason exercises designed to condition and strengthen the muscle groups most commonly used for