Skiing calls for a lot of agility and strength on your lower body. When you strengthen your knees and legs before skiing, you will build up stamina on the course thus reducing your chances of getting knee injuries. Below are some of the best leg ski excercises.
The wall sit is a strengthening workout which works on your quads as you resist the force of your body weight. The motion tends to stimulate the forces on your body as you ski. To do the wall sit, you will need to stand with your back flat against the wall with your feet a few inches in front of your body. Slide your upper body down until your knees bend at ninety degrees. Stay in this position for a while.
Single legs squat gives you the chance to concentrate on individual leg strength as you build up strength on your knees to avoid knee blows in the slopes. Hold your ski pole to give you the right balance for the motion. Stand on one foot while the other is in front of you. Drop your hips and lower your torso until your thing is parallel with the floor. Push down though your foot to return to the starting position. Repeat this workout several times and switch legs.
When you walk down the hill, it lengthens the quadriceps muscles in what is known as eccentric loading.
Eccentric loading takes place on the slopes as you are skiing downhill when you lean back into the squatting position. You should put twenty to thirty pounds of weight on your backpack and then head out for a thirty minutes hike downhill. You will be working out your lower body as you get in some aerobic exercise at the same time. With these workouts, you will be ready for your ski trip.
