Lagree for Skiers
Lagree for Skiers
Ski better with Megaformer Cross-Training
Skiing is fun! But it’s also hard on the body. Don’t let burning thighs, burning glutes, or a tweaked joint force you to après ski just a few runs in... Cross-training on the Megaformer can help you prevent injury, feel strong on the mountain and have more fun!
Lagree MT workouts focus on conditioning your core & lower-body muscles, and improving your flexibility and balance to help you control your skis and support areas, such as your knees, that are more prone to skiing injuries.
POSTURE & BALANCE
Good flexibility in the joints can improve posture and alignment as well as help prevent injuries through all stages of life. Lagree works the muscle in its length which improves flexibility.
Lagree also focuses heavily on core stabilizing exercises, which allows you to keep optimal body alignment by stabilizing and supporting the spine. The torso is the body’s center of power, so the more strength and stability trained in this area, the better chances you will have in preventing injuries and maintaining good alignment and posture!
STRENGTH
Each Lagree movement works both eccentric muscle contraction (the lengthening motion) and concentric muscle contraction (the shortening motion) with zero rest or stops the entire time, so that you’re using the muscle for 100 percent of the movement.
The duality is important for skiing because concentric strength is “positive” strength, like what you use to stand up from the bottom of a squat, or hike up a steep hill, where eccentric strength is “negative” strength, like what you use to lower yourself into the bottom of a squat, or hike down a steep hill. Eccentric strength absorbs force, and by training your legs this way you will lengthen and strengthen your muscles through negative contractions, and best prepare yourself to rip up the mountain.
ENDURANCE
Lagree addresses both muscular and cardio endurance.
Muscular endurance is the ability of the muscle to continue to perform without fatigue - aka the ability for your body to don’t stop get it get it! Ironically, in order to perform without fatigue, you need to train the muscles TO fatigue. Lagree trains the muscles to a threshold of intensity that will stimulate improvement - we take you to the brink and back.
Cardiorespiratory endurance is the ability of the body’s circulatory and respiratory systems (heart and lungs) to supply fuel to the tissues and cells during sustained physical activity. Lagree keeps your heart rate elevated at a safe level during each workout, and we perform movements for at least 60 seconds of constant, uninterrupted physical effort to allow the aerobic system to kick in and improve your cardiorespiratory endurance.
Lagree MT’s small class size of 10 means individualized attention without the price tag of personal training.
And because there’s an infinite variety of exercises, movements, and resistance levels, workouts are completely scaleable, adaptable, and adjustable to your goals, fitness level, and restrictions or considerations.
Ski Patrol Testimonial
Hear how Neal, a student at a fellow Lagree studio, and a member of Squaw Valley’s ski patrol believes that skiers will benefit from an amazing cross training on the Megaformer.