How to Do
The light downhill skiing should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop the light downhill skiing.
Beginning
With both feet, hop up and down. When you land, you want to be in the stance you want to be in.
Movement
1. Stand up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart.
2. Tilt your shins forward and flex your ankles.
3. Keep your shoulders slightly in front of your hips and your weight evenly distributed across both feet.
4. Maintain your arms slightly out in front and to the side. Hold your poles back, behind your feet, with the tips pointing back.
5. Look ahead of you rather than down at your skis.
ACSM Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American College of Sports Medicine advocates that you take part in a combined 30 minutes of moderate to intense aerobic or anaerobic activity most days out of the week.
What does that mean for you?
Based on the intensity and your typical hour-long strength training and cardio program, that usually works out at three to five sessions each week.
