Do you know how many calories you burn a day when skiing? The average is 3000 calories per day – but who’s average? I know I can use 5000 calories on a day’s skiing. Do not think of calories in terms of weight loss, think of calories in terms of performance. Calories make little difference [...]

Ski Fitness gets a mention in Ellis Ross' article in The i, 'Shape Up for the Slopes' http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/skiing/get-fit-for-the-ski-slopes-not-only-will-it-improve-your-skiing-ability-it-will-also-reduce-the-a6892821.html

The 5 month Ski Fitness programme has been developed mainly over 12 years of training people for one-off trips and my own training for similar one-off trips. Any more skiing is a bonus but most people have one big one they need to get fit for. This brings its challenges because you have to prepare [...]

In recent years I have noticed an increase in people skinning up the piste under perfectly good lifts.  I always wondered whether they were cheapskates not wanting to buy a lift pass, fitness freaks or just nutters.  Like lots of unknown or untried activities, I have been through the thought process of ‘disinterest', 'must be [...]

Skifitness featured in Telegraph article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/snowandski/features/12043831/Get-ski-fit-without-hitting-the-gym.html?fb_ref=Default

This year the London’s Ski & Snowboard Show has a new home in Battersea Park. Keen to see this outdoor/indoor venue I went along to see what was happening. Fitness related stuff Firstly, the skiers and boarders on the big kicker, Mount Battersea. Fantastic athleticism and the youngest was only 10! SkiA – Sweetspot Ski [...]