For Core Strength and Ski Fitness, Exercise of the Month.

Leaves are Brown, There’s a Patch of Snow on the Ground.

pop quiz: the lyric above is from what song and artist? clue: bracelets cover shadowy Winter.

On the Snow has teamed up with US Ski Team members to create a series of YouTube videos to show us ‘mortals’ a thing or two about ski fitness and the importance of core strength: Don’t forget, it’s not supposed to be easy.

The ski lift maintenance teams are in, the mountain restaurants are dusting themselves down, the gear shops are swapping from bikes to skis: yes, the ski season in the Northern hemisphere is getting close; are you ready? Work that butt!

The only equipment you need for this one is a partner able to hold your legs down. Core strength, lower back, your bum and hamstrings all benefit from this killer exercise.

Check out the ‘worKING out’ section of this website. You’ll find lots of other ski fitness tips and videos for core strength and injury prevention.

pop trivia: “Leaves are brown, there’s a patch of snow on the ground” is from ‘Hazy Shade of Winter’, a Simon & Garfunkel song which hit the charts in 1987 when covered by The Bangles.