Use yoga to get fit for skiing

Did you know that yoga boasts benefits which go far beyond the most popular ones such as relaxation and sway more towards skiing?

Lucky for us skiers yoga can be incredibly useful, especially before embarking on your annual chalet holiday, as it trains the body for skiing by helping to build up endurance, agility and strength!

Despite yoga and skiing being very different forms of fitness, they compliment each other by sharing many of the same movements and positions, benefitting us skiers pre-season, by helping to reduce the physical demands put on the body by the sport.

In the quest to better understand the relationship between yoga and skiing; we’ve recently teamed up with the very talented fitness and yoga experts Georgina Spenceley and Shakira Akabusi. According to Shakira; ‘Yoga is not just about meditation and relaxation but also striking a balance between strength and flexibility’. 

In a bid to get ski – fit both pros opt for utilising yoga to better their positions whilst skiing by paying particular focus on strengthening the legs, challenging the core and mobilising the spine in order to create results that will teach flexibility, balance and improve concentration. 

So whether you’re a seasoned skier about to get yourself out to Val d’Isere, or new to the sport and feel you could benefit from a bit of preparatory work, we’d recommend watching the following step by step tutorials to ensure you’re fit for the slopes.

These yoga moves are sure to make you feel fit and ready to hit the slopes. If you've not yet booked your holiday please do call us on 0208 875 1957 and we'll find you the perfect chalet.