 Poster: A snowHead
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OK, I'm now on my 5 wk countdown & really have to hit the gym beyond my current pathetic attempts. Anything to try & avoid the agony of Day 3 calves (or at less reduce the amount of apres ski vodka needed to numb them!). Guys, I'm not looking for olympic standard fitness but what's yr thoughts on what I should be doing?
Ta ever so
Eeyore
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Don't know about skiing.. but for boarding loads and loadsa squats
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Lunges. You don't even need to go to the gym to do it. a beer can in each hand (full - you can drink them after!). Make sure that as you step forward you keep your arms by your side (like Irish dancers do), so that all the effort is through your legs when you stand back up.
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Are you sure that counts as exercise, Lorraine 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I must admit I mis-read the first time and assumed Lorraine was holding pints, then keeping her arms down her sides, leaving her with...wet feet 
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I would have thought lunges were good for the quads.
If calf pain is the problem (what are you doing on the piste?) another exercise might do better.
Stand upright, feet less than shoulder width apart, legs straight, toes on something firm, heels hanging into space, balance kept by having something for your hands to hold onto (stairs plus handrail fits the bill)- start with heels in lowest position, slowly raise heels to highest position under control, slowly lower, slowly raise - etc until you cannot do any any more raises (for best benefit try to keep going past the burn until you really, really cannot do any more - this hurts). 
Leave at least 48 hours before you try it again.
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Sit-ups are good as well, you do use you stomach muscles an awful lot. Remember to do a few on you side as well to strengthen the obliques
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Lunges and squats definitely - I also find a sideways squat is very good. Stand with feet hip width apart, take one foot out sideways and squat over to that side, take your upper body forward with your hands nearly touching the floor either side of the foot that's gone sideways. When coming back to the upright central position drag that foot back along the floor - apparently this gives your inner thighs a work-out as well. Repeat on the other side as well obviously 
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Cycling is meant to be good ski exercise.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
| Cycling is meant to be good ski exercise. |
I vote for cycling, I ride to and from work and don't have any first day wobblies skiing. Rollerblading is good for balance but I didn't find it got me ski fit. Gyms are just so boring, I figure if you can ride or run to work it is like free exercise. It is about 15 minutes quicker for me to cycle than take the car or tube as well.
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I cycle to the pub and wobble back!
Does that count?
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I use a rowing machine for general cardio-vascular fitness.
As mentioned by other, lunges, squats & sit-ups are great for strength and to prepare the legs for the onslaught.
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You know it makes sense.
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Swimming.
Followed by cycling and stair climbing.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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core strength is really important, if you do exercises (crunches, light weights) on a fit ball it helps build up your stabilising muscles.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Get running, half hour sessions, increase the pace as you get fitter.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well at least my suggestion involves an immediate reward! .
Seriously, lunges do wonders for improving the muscles around the knees.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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If you can find one, a Swiss Ball provides a lot of various exercises that do a lot of good. Both leg, arm (for getting back up when you've fallen over ) and torso. The torso ones are especially good and seem to have a quicker effect than normal abdominal exercises.
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Thanks folks, all good stuff. Now, if I could just drag myself away from this computer...... 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Right, finally beaten you.....all postings read. Off to fight with skis, bags etc. Be good see you in a week
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Take it easy with those Swiss Balls please guys, they can be one of the better ways to strain a muscle.
They are one of those exercise aids for which it is preferable to be fit, coordinated and well instructed.
If used by anyone unfit, uncoordinated and uninstructed, they are an accident waiting to happen. Not that any of you are unfit, un- etc
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Good point John - like a lot of plyometric exercises, a recipe for disaster if you don't have any existing fitness.
Incidentally, Makro are selling swiss/fitness balls for a fiver plus VAT. Bargain!
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Off to the piste in 3 weeks, havent even thought about exercise and now it must be too late. Oh heck 
I did walk downstairs this morning, does that count??????????
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I didn't bother getting ski-fit at all before my trip last month and boy, did I pay for that for the first 3 or 4 days!
Fruity - it's not too late; just don't do too much too soon or you might injure yourself. Cycling worked for me last year, in the gym where I could alter the resistance of the machine to suit how my legs were feeling (and therefore not overdo it). I only did about an hour a week for a month or so yet it really made a difference - a difference that I didn't really appreciate until this year!
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I have decided to walk up and down the stairs (its a start) and do squat things that hubby showed me. (hee hee...... well its the best form of exercise there its!!) However, I rarely exercise but keep fit at work, lifting stuff and running around after the lads in the warehouse. I didnt really suffer last time (2002) and didnt exercise then either! Mind you, I have a big 0 coming up later this year and really should treat my body with a bit more respect. (pausing to put down the bacardi).
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Brought the pub home with you I see
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well what has a girl got to do to get a drink around here anyway????????????
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