If your general fitness level isn’t as great as you’d like, here’s where to focus before your first ski trip of the winter.

Plus: 5 essential strength exercises you can do at home now to get your body ready to shred longer and harder this winter.

These squat variations for skiers will improve strength, power, and stability by targeting your glutes, quads, and hamstrings.

If you wait until the snow starts falling to get in shape for skiing, you'll be late to the party.

There's only one thing that motivates us to actually do core work: the promise that it will make mogul skiing easier.

There's no skipping leg day when you're a skier.

Boost your ski performance with this 20-minute yoga routine designed by former pro skier Ashley Battersby.

Focus on simple exercises designed to increase your power and train your body to react faster, stronger, and more effectively.

Tight hip muscles can lead to all sorts of pain points and problems—in skiers, it often leads to lower back and hip pain.

This power endurance circuit designed by former U.S. Ski Team strength and conditioning coach Chris Miller preps the whole body for skiing.

Summer is always a critical prep period for skiers who want to maximize their winter. Here's where to start.

If your back hurts after skiing, blame your weak core and glutes.

To protect your ACL, you need to beef up security around the knee.

You can improve your skiing by incorporating balance training in your workouts. Try these balance tools that target key stabilizer muscles.

Your slope performance relies heavily on hip strength, as your legs are only as strong as your hips. Enhance your skiing with these exercises.

Bored with squats and lunges? Pro skier Johnny Collinson shares creative full-body exercises that target all the muscles skiers rely on.

Torn or ruptured ACL? Here's what to know about the injury, including how long it will take to get back on snow.

Tight hip flexors are a common plight of the backcountry skier. According to a physical therapist, here's why and how to fix the issue.

Prepping the body for the demands of skiing requires intentional focus on specific kinds of training. Here's your cheat sheet.

Start incorporating medicine balls into core workout moves that target bracing and rotational strength, which are essential for skiers.

Fire up those ski muscles with these resistance band exercises designed by former U.S. Ski Team trainer Chris Miller.

Low back pain during or after skiing is common. So is the cause of that pain.

Work all the strength and stability muscles you need to ski hard and prevent injuries using this versatile piece of equipment.

Lesson: To become a stronger skier, start training like a multisport athlete.

Everyone wants legs of steel as soon as the chairlifts begin turning. But in order to get there, it’s time to start putting in the work now.

If slalom skier Paula Moltzan can't be on snow, you'll find her in "Paula's Shed Gym."

If there's one thing pro skier Hadley Hammer has learned after wrecking herself, it's that injuries suck. But you will get over them and ski another day.

The most knowledgeable experts in the training world have a few ideas for breaking out of your static routine with these workouts for skiers.

Strength alone won't make you a better skier. You also need to develop agility and control if you want to be a dynamic skier.

We asked athletes how they stay fit during the off-season (when they aren’t skiing in South America).

There's a lot of overlap between the two sports, and taking to the singletrack can teach you valuable transferrable skills.

Hit the trail, pavement, or surf to boost your ski game during the off-season.

Target sore and tight spots unique to skiers in this muscle recovery tutorial for skiers with former U.S. Ski Teamer Ashley Battersby.

You need to strengthen more than just your anterior core muscles to improve your skiing and protect your back.

That pain in your back? It might actually be coming from tight hips.

Skiers get tight and sore all over the body. These massage, stretching, and trigger point, and recovery tools relieve tight muscles.

After back-to-back knee surgeries, Johnny Collinson is stronger than ever. He shares how he did it.

If you want to have good days on the hill, you can’t get away without stretching entirely. But you can get away with just one stretch.

When you need to know every bit of data, from vertical feet to how many times you hot-lapped the T-bar, these are apps are for you.

We all get sore from skiing. Here are some recovery exercises using foam rollers and more to turn that muscle pain into muscle gain.

Increase strength, power, and endurance for skiing with plyometric training.

Performance on the hill depends on a lot more than just strength and stamina.

A new take on the old warm-up routine.

Smaller, supporting muscles do essential work in keeping the big guns like your glutes, quads, and hamstrings on track.

Four household items that can help relieve aches and pains.

Build up trunk stability to move those skis where you want, when you want.

Hit the mat instead of the bar to help your body recover after a day on the hill.

Train anywhere with this effective and portable fitness tool.

To avoid knee injuries, work the backside—not just the quads.

Check out SKI Mag's Yoga for Skiers online course and get prepped for the season. Or just look and feel better.

Three exercises to increase strength in your back and optimize your body for skiing.

Test your skills at home and learn how to maximize your training for next season.