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How To Backflip

Doing a backflip on skis is a milestone achievement for any freeskier, and it's a trick that requires more commitment to face our own fears than actual technical skills or ability. We're going to break down how to do a backflip into smaller…

Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 11

Welcome to session 11 of our series on Fitness for Ski Instructor Training. We are past the halfway point and you should be starting to notice that things are getting slightly easier. Movements should be starting to feel more natural and some…

Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 12

Session 12 brings with it the end of week 3 so let's keep this short and sharp so we can head out and enjoy the awesome weather we are forecast. In today's Fitness for ski instructor training, we are using complex sets again so make sure you…
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Planning your gap year ski instructor course.

So you have made up your mind, you know what you want to do for your gap year. You have whittled it down from trekking across South America and finding yourself in Nepal to doing a ski instructor course. What next though? You probably googled…

Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 13

The weeks really are flying by. Welcome to week 4 of our Fitness for Ski Instructor Training programme. With just two weeks of our first 5 week mini cycle to go we are starting to look at using some heavier weights. As we introduce heavier…

Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 14

Todays Fitness for Ski Instructor Training session is short and sharp. There are no fancy movements, heavy weights or weights at all for that matter. As with all of our conditioning sessions the aim is to keep moving and rest only when planned,…

Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 15

Welcome to session 15 of our Fitness for Ski Instructor Training blogs. Today we are back looking at upper body movements. We are going to start with a few push up variations that are designed to test your core strength, mobility and coordination…