For all athletes who can only pursue their favorite sport during the winter season or during active vacations, it can be a big challenge to stay fit with the right training at home. After all, what skier doesn't know it when their legs give out after just a few days on the slopes at the start of the season? Mountain bikers who don't have a mountain on their doorstep and can only jet down the slopes irregularly also need targeted training to prepare them for the next trip to the mountains. From fitness and strength to conditioning and coordination, there's a lot that outdoor athletes can work out right in their own homes to be optimally prepared and fit for their next adventure. There are a lot of sports dealers in the region and of course plenty of choice on the net to find exactly the equipment you need for the home gym. This is how you stay fit for the slopes.
A mat and the body weight
Many people make the mistake of buying lots of equipment and a closet of fitness outfits before they've even done their first workout in their own home. In the end, you usually end up buying lots of things that you don't actually use, or you spend so much time shopping and setting up that you don't even get to work out.
To avoid this, it's best to start with a simple home workout. A mat, possibly a few dumbbells and your own body weight are all you need to work up a sweat at home. But instead of getting bored with monotonous exercises like push-ups and squats, you can get the help of professional fitness trainers into your home - via the screen. In recent years, a large number of fitness trainers and yoga instructors have created fitness programs on the Internet with online videos that offer participants creative ways to stay fit and which can be used directly in one's own four walls. Sports instructor Joe Wicks, for example, has built up a large following with his 20-minute fitness videos, and Adriene Mishler from Austin is particularly popular in the yoga sector with eight million subscribers. The variety of online videos with training programs without special equipment is huge, so that every athlete can find just the right thing there to get fit for the next active vacation with a mat and their own body at home.
Tools for varied and targeted training
Once you have established a fitness routine in your own home and have a better understanding of what equipment you really need and would use, then it's time to upgrade your home gym equipment. However, in order to be able to train targeted muscle groups, fitness and coordination, you don't necessarily need the biggest and most expensive equipment, because many tools can help you train in a targeted way.
The ergometer for cyclists
This is a device that can be very beneficial for all passionate cyclists: the ergometer. Many cyclists will probably complain now, claiming that they could just ride their bike out the door and work out outside instead of getting on an ergometer at home inside. That's true, of course, but an ergometer offers an excellent complement to training on a bike out front. This is because it offers a number of special features and settings that allow you to customize and individualize your workout on the pedals to best suit your own needs and desires. Particularly popular, for example, is the Peloton fitness bike, which comes equipped with a screen, a comprehensive media library of fitness videos, and weekly live classes. a varied fitness program on the home bicycle offers. Not only can you choose exactly the course that suits you, but the various settings on the bike allow you to customize slopes and resistance to simulate exactly the conditions that await you on your next mountain bike vacation.
Gym ball, balance board or even a ski simulator?
It's a familiar problem for skiers: the time between ski seasons is long, so you rarely have the same fitness on the slopes when the snow returns as you did at the end of the previous season. But with targeted training, you can train yourself specifically at home, even during the year, so that you can give your all from day one on the slopes. To train the right muscle groups, you don't necessarily need a lot of equipment, but a few tools can help. Especially gymnastic balls and ball cushions or a sport disc and balance board are recommended, which help as an unstable surface to train the balance and coordinative skills. Since the standing surface is constantly changing, the ankle, knee and hip joints are stabilized here, which have to compensate for the movements and ensure a stable stance - ideal for training for the slopes. Balance, coordination and also the ability to concentrate are increased. However, anyone for whom this is not enough and who has the necessary small change can also build a virtual slope at home and train with a Ski simulator at home down the virtual slope. Training for the skiing vacation could hardly get much more targeted and specific. However, this is of course not really necessary.
After the active vacation is before the active vacation. But how do you keep your fitness up in between in order to be fit from day one on the next trip? With the right workouts and targeted equipment, you stay as prepared as possible with training at home to jet back down the mountain slope.
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