How to Do
The moderate 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 moderate downhill skiing.
Beginning
Use your legs and feet to steer, not your upper body. Maintain the size and shape of the wedge while keeping the skis relatively flat. Maintain an athletic stance with your weight centered over your feet: the most common mistake made by skiers is leaning back.
Movement
1. While gliding in a wedge, use your legs to twist both skis in the desired direction. Maintain a wedge shape on your skis at all times.
2. To turn, place slightly more weight on the outside/downhill ski. Put more weight on your left foot to turn right. Put more weight on your right foot to turn left.
3. To come to a complete stop, turn so that you are positioned across the slope.
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.
