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Ski fitness and conditioning

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Build the legs and core that keep you skiing all week.

What coaches agree on

  • Train your balance on an unstable surface — a Bosu ball, a slackline, or a simple single-leg stance — because skiing itself happens on a constantly shifting surface.
  • Work in lateral, side-to-side movements like bounds, shuffles, banded walks, and skater jumps, since skiing demands edge-to-edge power that straight-ahead exercises don't build.
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  • Build strength one leg at a time with lunges, step-downs, single-leg deadlifts, and split squats, since your weight is always shifting onto one ski or the other.

Common mistakes

  • Letting the knees cave inward during squats and lateral exercises instead of tracking out over the toes.
  • Letting the lower back round or arch under load in planks, twists, and deadlifts instead of keeping the core braced — coaches link this directly to back injury.