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Are you ever too old to snowboard?

Snowboarding is perceived to be a young person’s sport, and having just watched the Olympics, where more than fifty percent of snowboarding medal winners were under 25, you’d be forgiven. In comparison to skiing, snowboarding is a relatively young sport, becoming...

Weights and the gym suck!

Christmas is approaching and no doubt focus is on preparation for the Big Day, but where has your attention been in relation to getting ready for your snowboarding trip or ski holiday? We all know that we need a combination of mobility, strength, core stability, and...

Freestyle isn’t for me right?

You watched the Sochi Olympics last year and saw Jenny Jones’s bronze medal slopestyle run. You have seen the cover photos on magazines such as The Reason, Whitelines and Cooler Magazine. Freestyle is for Olympians and men with proverbial ‘balls of steel’ who huck...

Fit for February

We are now well into 2015 and resolutions will be in full swing. The snow gods finally delivered over the New Year period, and post-festive thoughts are no doubt turning to your booked winter holiday. After all the recent indulgence many New Year resolutions revolve...

How soon can I start snowboarding after having children?

You know how it feels; the baby has had your body for nine months and now you want it back. For me childbirth was bittersweet, as I was glad to be back to ‘normal’ but I felt bereft and empty inside with no little person to keep me company. Once the immediate...

Get fit for the forthcoming season

I am not a doctor, exercise physiologist or personal trainer but you don’t need to be an expert to know that the fitter you are the more you will enjoy snowboarding, and the less likely you are to injure yourself. So what have you been doing to get yourself fit? Long...