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Skiing Fitness: Reach Your Potential on the Slopes [Paperback]

Mark Hines
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd (30 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0713678348
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713678345
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.4 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 222,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Perfect for getting those thighs in top form!" Health & Fitness Magazine

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Whether you are a first time skier or regularly take to the slopes, your chances of an enjoyable - and injury free - holiday are greatly enhanced if you prepare for the physical exertion of skiing. This book offers readers a fitness programme specifically designed for the rigours of skiing. The book begins with an overview of the most common injuries that skiers suffer, plus a look at what areas of fitness you need to focus on in order to get the most out of your skiing - strength, CV fitness and flexibility. The book has two sections, one aimed at those new to skiing and one aimed at the more advanced skier. Both sections will include programmes to be undertaken in the months and weeks leading up to the skiing trip, but there will also be year round programmes that can be incorporated into the reader's regular exercise programme, offering year round skiing fitness.

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By Jess B
Format:Paperback
This book is great on ski specific exercises. I suspect most people will want to read this book because they are planning a ski trip and want to get fit for that.

Unfortunately this book does not clearly set out what exercises you should do if you are planning a trip in say 3 months. The text says that you can carry out an abbreviated program in 12 weeks but the diagram timetable shows the abbreviated training program as 18 weeks!!

Also within the description of each exercise it is far from clear which and when exercises should be carried out within the 12 week abbreviated program.

Basically I'm totally confused but a clear explanation should have been a fundamental part of the book. Pity because it could have been a great book.
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This book is not too bad but with 137 pages at £15 it is expensive.
The first chapter deals with the different types of skiing injuries that can occur on the slopes and the importance in preparing our muscles and joints for skiing.

There is much about "training cycles" in the chapter on the exercise programmes, for optimum work one should start 9 months before the skiing season! however there is a short programme that is 3 months long.
For each exercise there a photograph and description of the exercise.
Most skiiers will be acquainted with most of the exercises described but others are new.
Worst point of this book is its cost.
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