Ski & Snowboarding Exercise #2: Pulse Squats

There are not many really good exercises that help prepare you for skiing and snowboarding other than the actual activities themselves but pulse squats can help you get prepared! You can get the most amazing lower body burn and target all those large muscle groups used in skiing and snowboarding. No weights are required and you use your bodyweight and a set pulse count (holding for 1 or more pulses).

How It’s Done

All you have to do is start with your feet hip-width or sumo squat-width apart and arms stretched out in front of you. In the video 🎥 posted below, I am doing them in a sumo squat position since that mimics my snowboard🏂stance. Perform a squat as you normally would, dropping down towards the ground with your butt pushed back and knees never over your toes. Pretend like you are sitting in an imaginary chair. Rather than coming back to the starting position right away, hold that seated squat position at the bottom as you pulse a few inches up and down for the entire exercise. You can do as many pulses as you can, then rise up for a mini break and return down for more pulses.

Remember, before you move on to the pulse squat, you want to be sure you master a regular squat. Once your form is impeccable, move on to challenge yourself with pulse squats. Remember, while in the bottom of a squat and doing pulses, you want to keep your form the entire time. Keep your butt pushed back and chest lifted during the entire exercise. If you feel yourself getting tired and form being compromised, come out of the squat, rest and get back into the lowered position. 

In health and healing,

MAEVE40 Fitness