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Stability, strength, flexibility, and endurance are the keys to riding well. Building towards and maintaining a healthy physique not only makes snowboarding more enjoyable, but balanced fitness prevents injury, and high-altitude fatigue, and ensures that you’re getting the most out of those expensive lift passes! If having a better time and making the most of your day on the slopes sounds like reason enough to stay fit, then check out these tips to begin working regular snowboard training into your healthy year-round routine.
Stay Dedicated During The Off-Season
It’s easy to lose all that we’ve gained with a few poolside margaritas or late-night pizzas amid summer vacation. Sure, the snow has melted and your next snowboarding trip is months away. Well, snowboarding is a progressive sport, and if you have a goal of advancing and refining your technique, there’s no compromise when it comes to quality preparation and regular training.
Rather than thinking of off-season snowboard training as an additional fitness chore, it’s easy to incorporate snowboarding fitness into your everyday workout routine. Here’s an example of a weekly workout schedule that supports important snowboarding muscle groups, gradual flexibility gains, and heightened endurance levels for those longer cruisers:
- Monday: Core & Upper Body Training
- Tuesday: Leg & Cardio Day
- Wednesday: Core & Yoga Day
- Thursday: Upper Body Day
- Friday: Leg & Cardio Day
- Saturday: Yoga & Balance Training
- Sunday: Rest Day
Even without a gym pass, it’s easy to find free calisthenics videos online. All of these exercises require nothing other than a mat and some dedication. A balanced workout plan like this will promote fundamental leg strength, improve your balance and coordination, enhance your endurance, and power your upper body strength to guide your turns, support your posture, and push off after binding in.
Practice Specific Techniques Wherever You Can
While you may look ridiculous wearing your snowboard while hopping around on a carpet in the garage, it’s worth it. With nothing other than a Youtube video as your guide, work through some grabs, spin techniques, or practice binding in and maneuvering with only one bootstrapped in. You’ll be amazed at how valuable a few practice sessions like this can be.
If you have access to a skateboard, dune board, a surfing spot, or enjoy any other sports that require a balanced center of gravity and total body strength/endurance, you’ll naturally boost your snowboarding prowess. There are even longboards like “The Samba” that replicate the natural movements of carving down the slopes. Use your creativity, use what you have, and start practicing some snowboard-like moves wherever you can!
Learn From Our Local Pros
If you don’t have the gear you need to start practicing, take a trip to our snowboard shop near Lancaster, PA and we’ll hook you up with an amazing discounted setup. We’re on-the-mountain experts, openly share riding advice, and gear tips, and will teach you everything you need to know to shred with confidence.
