Over 50 Fitness For Skiing Adventures
Sunday, November 26, 2023
Ideas for Functional Fitness
Monday, November 20, 2023
Balance exercises to do at home
I'm always on the look out for balance exercises that are easy to do at home. For seniors, maintaining good balance is the best way to avoid falls. The worst case scenario after a hard fall is a broken hip. Post-op recovery is quite difficult over 70 or 80.
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Ideas for using BOSU® Balance Pods
In 2019, BOSU came out with a new product. They are called BOSU® Pods and they look like mini BOSUs. I noticed them when shopping for something else and thought they might be useful during driving trips. A regular BOSU takes up too much space. I took it along a few times during knee rehab in 2012-13 but have only been using it at home in the last decade.
Here are a few videos using BOSU Pods. I'm unlikely to do Kaitlin's full workouts but found her videos good for ideas of how the Pods can be used.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Wall sits are good for hamstrings and quads
Muscles Used During Wall Sits
https://healthyliving.azcentral.com/muscles-used-during-wall-sits-3749.html
A text explanation of how wall sits help hamstrings, quads, and potentially adductors, all at the same time
Introduction on how to do wall sits
https://www.wikihow.com/Do-Wall-Sits
Wall Sit Benefits
https://theworkoutdigest.com/wall-sit-benefits/
Sunday, October 11, 2020
TRX HIIT, only 7 exercises but tough!
The easiest way to use TRX for improving cardio is to do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). This routine is best for people who are already familiar with the exercises. The standing exercises can be done with jumping or without. Also helps to know other exercises that can be used as alternatives. Especially during the second and third round for the exercises on the floor. By the third round, I don't want to take the effort to get down and put my feet in the straps.
The single-leg Burpie is really hard to get set up quickly. I opt to just do regular Burpies without the TRX.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
TRX for strengthening core muscles, any level of fitness
This sequence of ten exercises involve using the TRX while on the floor, preferably with a mat. All of them are geared to strengthening core muscles. The goal is to develop enough core strength to be able to do a suspended TRX plank for a minute or more. A strong core is key for skiing at any level. Also turns out to be useful when getting to your favorite ski area is more than
A few of the exercises remind me of Pilates. Being able to use the TRX straps to help stabilize is similar to the advantage of doing deep squats with TRX. Even though I now can do deep squats without TRX, I much prefer doing them with the TRX. Net result is that I do more squats and more often because I invested in a TRX after learning how to do some exercises with good form working with my personal trainer.