With winter fast approaching, there is now better time than now to prepare the body for a season of snowboarding. It takes approximately 8 weeks for muscles to strengthen thus best to plan ahead to allow your body to be in the best shape before the season starts. Given the demands of snowboarding, a focus of these exercises are eccentric and isometric based exercises as well as some cardiovascular fitness so you can board from first to last lifts!Key exercises to prepare the body for snowboarding focus on the lower body and core strength include:
Body weight squats with 3-5s hold
Jump squats
Reverse lunges
Calf raises
Romanian deadlifts with dumbbells
Bird dog
Plank
Cardio of your choice e.g., walking, stairmaster, running etc
If you have any pre-existing injuries or concerns, please book in to see us at Sunbury Physiotherapy for an individualised exercise plan.