- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary (1 July 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071468994
- ISBN-13: 978-0071468992
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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422,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #20 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Winter Sports > Snowboarding
- #40 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Winter Sports > Skiing > Practical Guides
- #43 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Speciality Travel > Skiing
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Hit the slopes with greater strength, balance, and endurance than ever before
Whether you're a weekend warrior or an advanced athlete, Fit to Ski and Snowboard helps you create the ideal conditioning program for your body and your needs. You can do these personalized workouts at the gym or at home, tracking your progress with the workout log and muscle chart. You'll be amazed how much you can:
- Improve your balance with wobble board and stability ball exercises
- Strengthen and protect your back using core training techniques
- Gain quicker reactions through plyometrics
- Increase your flexibility with sun salutations and stretches
With this all-in-one fitness handbook, you're sure to be in peak condition next time you challenge the peaks.
". . . packed with exercises that let athletes tap their maximum potential before the snow flies."
--R. Mark Elling, author of The All-Mountain Skier
"Rocky's training tactics will help you improve fast!"
--Jeff Bennett, coauthor of The Complete Snowboarder
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Hit the slopes with greater strength, balance, and endurance than ever before
Whether you're a weekend warrior or an advanced athlete, Fit to Ski and Snowboard helps you create the ideal conditioning program for your body and your needs. You can do these personalized workouts at the gym or at home, tracking your progress with the workout log and muscle chart. You'll be amazed how much you can:
- Improve your balance with wobble board and stability ball exercises
- Strengthen and protect your back using core training techniques
- Gain quicker reactions through plyometrics
- Increase your flexibility with sun salutations and stretches
With this all-in-one fitness handbook, you're sure to be in peak condition next time you challenge the peaks.
". . . packed with exercises that let athletes tap their maximum potential before the snow flies."
--R. Mark Elling, author of The All-Mountain Skier
"Rocky's training tactics will help you improve fast!"
--Jeff Bennett, coauthor of The Complete Snowboarder
Rocky Snyder has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Certified Personal Trainer since 1993. Named Best Personal Trainer of Santa Cruz County for four straight years, he is the author of Fit to Paddle and Fit to Surf. He lives in Aptos, California.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great read. A very informative book and a must for anyone from complete newcomers to either sport to seasoned riders/skiers looking to improve their workouts and exercise routines for maximum impact on their snowboarding or skiing. Just as it says in the blurb above: flexibility, endurance, strength, balance and plyometric training are all introduced to the reader, and expanded upon to include examples as to why each of these is important in both sports. Exercises are demonstrated by use of extensive, step-by-step photos, with information on muscles worked etc., as well as suggestions to increase effectiveness as you progress.
The book seems to have a slight snowboard-dominant slant in terms of the balance exercises involved, though this may just be because I am a snowboarder rather than a skier and have therefore read it in that way. Just as a note - if you are just starting out snowboarding and looking at this book to get fit as you learn, it would go great with Kevin Ryan's "The Illustrated Guide to Snowboarding". I read this book before I started riding 6 years ago and it was extremely useful (it doesn't focus on fitness as such but is an essential learning aid).
The book seems to have a slight snowboard-dominant slant in terms of the balance exercises involved, though this may just be because I am a snowboarder rather than a skier and have therefore read it in that way. Just as a note - if you are just starting out snowboarding and looking at this book to get fit as you learn, it would go great with Kevin Ryan's "The Illustrated Guide to Snowboarding". I read this book before I started riding 6 years ago and it was extremely useful (it doesn't focus on fitness as such but is an essential learning aid).
Format:Paperback
Bought for a son who goes snowboarding. Contains target specific exercises for snowboarding which would be very useful for anyone who does not regularly go to the gym (as my son does) but he found it useful before setting out for the Alps earlier this year.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Great Stretches! Good All Around Pre-Snow Guide
29 Nov 2006
Format:Paperback
I got this book as a gift and I really like the stretches and simple techniques to get ready to hit the slopes this winter. Not too complicated - easy to follow guide.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
get after it
4 Nov 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
the book provided some stretches and lifts that focus on the core and legs that can be performed in your home. it helped me to form a workout that i do at the gym.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Interesting, but not too helpful for Snowboarding
14 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book hoping it would offer some specific training tips and exercises for snowboarding. Other than the picture on the front cover, this book could apply to any sport. I doubt that Rocky has ever seen a snowboard in his life. That said, there are some good generic exercises and routines that apply to anyone. I was just hoping for a more snowboard/skiing targeted book.
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