Tips

Sports injuries can happen to anyone at any place, any time and alpine sports carry a particularly large risk.  To help avoid injury follow some of the suggestions below.                                                                                                                         

Have a biomechanical assessment & analysis at Bonne Sante.                  

Often, even in very fit people and high level sports players, some muscle groups will be over used and others underused.  This could result in muscle imbalance and possibly lead to aches & pains, problems mastering a techinque, difficulty progressing technique and increased risk of injury.

Enusre you are FIT TO SKI                                                                                 

6 - 8 weeks of ski specific exercises in the gym are recommended to help you reduce the likelihood of injury and ensure you are strong enough to maintain control on the slopes.  The majority of accidents happen when fatigued or unfit.

If you would like further information on specific training programmes to follow, please use the contact section to get in touch with our therapists who can guide you through a specific programme.  Each person will have individual needs and the therapists at Bonne Sante are happy to dicuss these with you. 

 

Warming up to Ski                                                                                               

Before you hit the slopes it is a good idea to perform a few stretches. 

When you stretch you should be holding the move for 20 seconds.                     

       

     

       

Cooling down after skiing