Become a Member

Get access to more than 30 brands, premium video, exclusive content, events, mapping, and more.

Already have an account? Sign In

Become a Member

Get access to more than 30 brands, premium video, exclusive content, events, mapping, and more.

Already have an account? Sign In

Brands

Uncategorized

Balancing Act: Lower-Body

Fitness

Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today.

Wimp:

Flamingo. Stand balanced on one leg for 10-second intervals; switch legs. Challenge: Do it standing on a folded towel.

Mortal: One-legged squat. Stand on one leg with an elastic tube under the foot; pull the other end of the tube to your waist, anchoring it there; lower and raise hips to flex and extend. Switch sides. Challenge: Increase the tube’s resistance.

Buffed: Minitramp ball toss. Standing on a tramp on one leg, have your partner toss a ball to you from varying angles; catchthe ball. Challenge: Hop up and down while catching.

Animal: Inner-outer thigh 4×4. Make a loop with an elastic tube and anchor it to something stable; loop tube around left ankle; stand with right leg on a 4×4 beam; move left leg in front of body, pulling on the tube (inner thigh). To work the outer thigh, simply turn 180 degrees and repeat. Switch legs. Challenge: Try it with eyes closed.

Balance Tip: Stand on one foot and notice the first part of your body to adjust to imbalance: the ankles. Awareness of ankle movement is what separates intermediates from advanced skiers.

Behind the Scenes of Our 2023 SKI Test

Testing skis and winter gear is hard work (just ask our boot testers)—but someone's gotta do it.