How
to Get Your Body Ready For a Ski Trip in Early Ski Season
When you plan a ski trip for late fall or early winter, your
body needs some preparation or else you won't have the best trip. Here are some
tips for getting physically ready and healthy, so you can have a great ski
getaway.
Layer.
First and foremost, dress in lots of warm layers of clothing.
Avoid cotton, like tube socks and turtlenecks. Wear synthetic materials like
capilene.
Most people visiting a ski area early in the season will not be
ready for the cold weather. Ski areas are considerably higher and colder than
where most of its visitors live. Plus, at this time of year, it may feel colder
than a month or two later. Snow is not falling much yet, so the cold air feels
harsher. Being cold is a fast-track to getting sick, so staying warm is
important.
Boost your immunity.
The temperature isn't the only thing that's cold. It's cold and
flu season. To avoid getting sick before or during your ski travels, practice
these to boost your immune system:
* Get regular exercise. This is the most powerful way to naturally
build your immune system.
* Eat nutritious foods. Our bodies absorb vitamins and minerals
best from eating plants. This is a great time of year to eat leafy greens like
spinach and chard and kale. And make hearty vegetable soups to warm and
nourish!
* Bring herbal remedies on your trip. Bring some standards with
you, like Grapefruit seed extract, in case you start feeling under-the-weather.
* Stay hydrated. Ski areas are usually in high-altitude, extremely
dry climates. Getting even mildly dehydrated can make you feel sick
and miserable.
Focus your exercise.
Tone your legs. In addition to your usual exercise work-outs,
spend extra time focused on your legs.
Unless you have been travelling to other hemispheres, around the
globe, skiing year-round, your legs won't be ready to ski. So, spend extra time
doing lunges and squats. If you can, use a lateral trainer like a slide-board.
During the excitement of planning ski travel, don't forget to
'pack' for a healthy trip!
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