With the roadmap to the end of lockdown well underway, many of us are turning our thoughts to the fun days out and activities we can start doing once we have more of our freedom back. After so many months stuck indoors, why not try skiing? You don’t have to book an expensive holiday abroad to enjoy the benefits of skiing, there are opportunities right on your doorstep since the investigation of the indoor skiing slopes! Read on to find out why skiing could be the next favourite hobby.
Why should you take up skiing?
Taking up skiing has a huge number of benefits. From boosting your mental health and wellbeing, to giving your body a really good workout, skiing is the ultimate hobby. You’ll also look pretty cool to your friends and family too! Here are some of the reasons you need to take up skiing:
- Strengthens your bones
- It’s a form of cardiovascular exercise which gets you fitter and stronger
- It’s great for your mental health and wellbeing
- It burns calories – helping you to control your weight
- Improves flexibility
Let’s look at each benefit in turn!
Strengthens your bones
Having strong bones is so important to avoiding joint damage and osteoporosis in the future. Skiing is a weight bearing exercise that makes your bones do lots of work as you’re gliding down the slopes. This extra work helps to strengthen them, therefore by taking up skiing, you can future-proof your bone health!
It’s a form of cardiovascular exercise which gets you fitter and stronger
Your heart is one of the most important organs in your body and looking after it is crucial if you want to live a long and happy life. Exercise strengthens your heart’s muscles which makes it more efficient at pumping blood around the body. This in turn makes you fitter and stronger. Skiing is one of the very best cardiovascular exercises you can take up as it really gets your heart pumping!
It’s great for your mental health and wellbeing
After months locked down or in isolation, many of us are suffering with mental health issues. The toll of loneliness and isolation can have a devastating impact on our wellbeing and getting back on track can be a hard slog. Finding a sport you enjoy, such as skiing, can boost your mental health and wellbeing. As your heart is getting to work, your body releases endorphins which boost your mood and make you feel like you’re on top of the world. So, even if you really don’t feel like it, get out and start skiing – your mental health will thank you for it later!
It burns calories – helping you to control your weight
Many of us under lockdown regimes have been reaching for the snacks – after all there’s nothing else to do is there?! But, with the extra snacking comes the weight gain – not good. Skiing is a super fun activity that burns tons of calories, whilst feeling like you’re not even breaking a sweat! How amazing is that? Obviously, the more calories you burn, the more weight you’ll lose, so say goodbye to those extra lockdown pounds and hello to a brand new you!
Improves flexibility
Forget your yoga mat and hit the slopes to improve your body’s flexibility. Skiing is incredible for strengthening the core and developing supple and lithe muscles. Yes, you may feel like death the day after a morning on the slopes with delayed on-set muscles soreness, but the rewards a few days later will be incredible!
Start skiing and see the benefits
We hope we’ve encouraged you to try a brand new sport once the lockdown restrictions come to an end. Find your nearest indoor ski slope and get yourself booked in for a ski lesson with an instructor if you’re an absolute beginner. We promise you – you won’t regret it!
