Skiing and Snowboarding Fitness: Reach Your Potential on the Slopes »

Mark Hines is a personal trainer, exercise scientist, educator and writer.

A well-illustrated preseason training and conditioning guide for skiers and snowboarders that gives a practical and dynamic program that can be tailored to individuals. While focusing on the whole body, many of the exercises improve timing and balance.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

• The History of Hitting the Slopes
• The Exercise Renaissance

1. Injuries
   • Connective Tissue
   • Upper Body Injuries
     • Head Injuries
     • Spinal Injuries
     • Shoulder Injuries
     • Injuries to the Humerus
     • Skier's Thumb
   • Lower Body Injuries
     • Knee Injuries
   • DOMS
   • Collisions
   • Minimizing Risks
   • Conditioning for Injury Prevention
   • Flexibility for Injury Prevention
   • Food and Drink
   • Temperature
   • Summary
   • Bibliography
   
   
2. The Exercise Programs
   • The Background
     • Training Cycles
     • Novice to World Champion
     • Exercise Terminology
     • Preferred Training Program
     • Abbreviated Training Program
     • Continued Training Program
     • Exercise Equipment
   • The Programs
     • Warming Up
     • General Points on Technique
     • General Pointers on the Program
   • Balance and Proprioception
   • Muscular Strength and Endurance
     • Program 1
     • Program 2
   • Advanced Joint Strength and Stability
     • Program 1
   • Muscular Power
   • Advanced Balance and Proprioception
     • Program 1
     • Program 2
   • Maintenance/Recover Program
   • Cooling Down
   • Stretching
   • Cardiovascular Training
   
   
3. Nutrition
   • On the Slopes
   • Après-ski