Weight transfer for thinking skiers
Weight transfer and balance Ski drills to improve balance often challenge you to hold your balance on a single ski. A common example is to balance on one ski as you glide downhill. We work on balance, in part, to improve weight transfer. Weight transfer is an expression used in Nordic skiing to describe how […]
Continue readingBetter Balance for Nordic Skiers
Skiers of all levels are balanced when they ski – unless they’re falling down. The difference in balance between a novice and expert is their base of support. As your skill improves, you’ll feel balanced and comfortable on an increasingly small and unstable base of support. You are also able to adjust the relative position […]
Continue reading5. A Dozen Random Tips, Insights and Admonitions About Alignment
This is the fifth article in a series about body alignment. Scroll down for the start of the article. The List I need to get off the topic of alignment and back to talking about cross-country skiing, but there’s so much left to say. Here’s a mash up of tips, random thoughts and a little […]
Continue reading4. Exercising for Alignment
This is the fourth article in a series about body alignment. Scroll down for the start of the article. Exercising for Alignment I’ve already discussed how defining my twisted leg, chronic hip pain and loss of balance as an alignment problem was an important step forward. It guided me away from the dead end treatment […]
Continue reading3. Surprising Signs of Misalignment: Assess Yourself
This is the third article in a series about body alignment. Scroll down for the start of the article. Your body is talking. Are you listening? After my legs were measured by X-ray last January I had the sole of my left shoe lifted 1 cm. It’s now at 1.3 cm, but that’s a story […]
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