Dryland Training

This is the final workout in the Get Ski ready series. The workouts have gotten progressively harder. This one starts with “Dasha’s warm up”, followed by a core and strength circuit that includes the Copenhagen plank, swimmers and butterfly catching. Ski imitation drills include Ben Ogden’s skater hops, classic hops and skater banded strength.

Advance your pre-season preparation with this targeted workout. The session introduces dynamic drills like the Wall Runner for explosive, quick-contact footwork and the Drop and Catch for single-leg stability. Improve your balance and core control with two progressive rounds of strength work.

This workout builds ski-specific strength and body awareness. The session includes a mobility warm up, a core and strength circuit, and ski imitation drills. It emphasizes slow, controlled movements and maintaining core stability and proper posture throughout each exercise.

This 30-minute, follow-along workout builds a foundation for the ski season. The session includes a F.A.S.T. dynamic warm-up, a two-round core and strength circuit with progressions, and ski-specific balance drills (kick double pole and front back lunges).

Great exercise for building the leg strength to help you maintain deeply flexed angles for skate skiing.

Beginner tutorial for using the ski erg, including slow motion demos of zone 1 and sprint erging.

A small exercise to do in the lead up to ski season to help prevent the problem of sore hip flexors that many people experience after their first day classic skiing.

Comparison of diagonal stride and ski bounding. Ski walking progression lesson. Demos of ski walking, ski bounding, plyometric bounding, running with poles and sprinting with poles.

Canadian athlete and 2x Olympian Dahria Beatty explains the daily exercise routine that helped her overcome persistent injuries.

Exercises to build strength using playground equipment.