What do you, Bode and Lindsey have in common?

The impulse to shred, of course.

(Or perhaps you just stumbled upon this post and have zero interest in skiing.) Regardless, winter is upon us here in New Haven, CT. Those of you lucky enough to be spending your weekends skiing or snowboarding, this post’s for you.

When you are hurtling down the side of a mountain top-speed , you can imagine how core stability would be critical in maintaining the integrity of your spine.

Pilates can help your ski performance in a number of ways, but most important is its focus on core stability in every plane of movement (lying on your back, belly and side). Once you’ve gotten enough strength in those 3 planes, you can perform some of the exercises while standing to more closely resemble the reality of skiing in an upright position.

Check out the video below for a 10 minute basic ski conditioning workout.