Alpine Skiing

Most people enjoy winter, snow and winter sports of course. Alpine skiing is one of the favorite winter sports for most people. This is a muscle in the thighs, legs and abs, speed, balance, spatial orientation, skills, skiing lung capacity is therefore a total sports, more altitude, requiring specific conditions of the body.

A technical sport
Skiing is a technical discipline. It is therefore advisable to start taking some courses in order to assimilate the basics - how to stop, to turn, to a slip, to fall ... - And to gain confidence. Good habits taken, skiing will be pleasant. Many ski schools around the world and instructors offer courses at all levels.
When to avoid Ski
Besides the usual information against the sport, there are risks associated with altitude skiing. Chronic heart disease, chronic respiratory failure, and certain diseases of the blood ban to stay more than 2500 meters.
In other cases, the advice of a doctor may be necessary during pregnancy (first and third quarter), stabilized heart disease, chronic bronchitis, children under 18 months, asthmatriggered by cold or stress, or illness that requires regular monitoring.
Preparing to leave
Even those less able are attracted by the charms of skiing. So many people go on ski slopes, after several months of inactivity.
Ideally, of course, a sports activity is necessary throughout the year, if not a little preparation months before departure is recommended. Emphasis will be placed on the legs, always worked for skiing, with three objectives:
1. Muscle: to avoid pain in the legs in the morning, playing short exercises, legs bending, cracks, squats, exercises related to the chair (sitting, back against the wall, without the support). In everyday life, prefer the stairs to the elevator.
2. Stretch: to prevent accidents and promote muscle recovery, stretch your legs front and back of the thigh, calf.
3. Working balance on the skis, because our legs carry our weight, and manage the turns, bumps, speed.
The most frequent accidents
Every ski season is associated with accidents such as falling, collision between skiers, against an obstacle. Alpine skiing has indeed its risks. Skiers are most affected beginners, children under 11 and those 55 years.
Sprains (36%) and fractures (25%) are the most frequent accidents. Then there are bruises (18%), musculoskeletal injuries, tendinitis (7%), wounds (5%), dislocations (3%), and head injuries (3%).
The knee sprain, a classic ski accident
Representing a third of accidents, injuries, sprained knee are the most common. Each year about 15,000 skiers are victims of more severe forms of knee sprain, fracture of the anterior cruciate ligament cross. This ligament is one of four knee ligaments and provides an important part of knee stability. This strain sometimes requires surgery and a long rehabilitation period. Women over 25 are 3.5 times more likely than men.
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