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Fitness and Health Other sections Quick fitness Health guide Health tips   Skiing is a demanding sport. It subjects your body to repeated stresses and involves strenuous exertion at high altitudes. The fitter you are, the better and longer you will be able to ski each day, the lower your risk of injury will be, and the more you will enjoy your holiday. OK Get me fit >> Fit to Ski & Play - By Carl Petersen PT - Author of Fit to Ski Being in good shape will improve on hill performance and make your skiing and other sports activities safer and more enjoyable. But if you are having trouble fitting any sort of workout into your daily schedule due to lack of time then use this 45 minute workout - guaranteed to boost your on hill fitness. You can do these workouts anywhere and all you need is running gear for the quick fitness and a fit ball and stretch bands for the core training.  Quick fitness 1  Quick fitness 2 - cool down  Core training intro  Core exercises  Core cool down  About Carl Petersen  Exercise waiver   Health Guide Altitude Asthma Cold Diabetes Epilepsy First Aid Injuries Pregnancy Ultraviolet Since the mid-1970s the number of skiing accidents has decreased markedly, mostly due to improvements in ski equipment. On average, a skier will have some sort of accident requiring medical attention only once every 200 days of skiing. Dr J.B.Levy, MA, MBBChir, MRCP offer us an authoritative guide to health and injury issues.   A good skier is a fit skier. [Photo: Richard Price, Ski Utah] Health Tips   Food for Thought- Eastern philosophies   Out on the piste - low-calorie drinking   Injury Prevention - a few simple rules   Catching colds and flu - its easy   Energy levels - the natural boost   Hangovers! - and remedies   Avoiding sore muscles.   How fit are you?   Cold hands and feet   Exercise intensity   Skin internal protection   Asthma - won't hold you back   Detoxing - after gorging   Hay fever - guards   Hypoglycaemia   Back injuries   MORE HEALTH TIPS >>>

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