Snowbird, Utah
“My Pilates work (as a student) gives me a great edge on fine tuning my skills as a skier. Skiing takes physical effort, control and strength. My quads burn but I am able to ski from morning until closing, five days in a row without being completely spent. My arms are strong enough to pull my way through the flats and the lateral muscles of my legs assist as I skate my way to the next lift. Opposite of an oblique twist, my upper body stabilizes face down the mountain while my pelvis and legs twist side to side to form gentle “S” curves down the slope. The coordination and stability of Pilates helps me keep the separation between my lower ribs and pelvic crests. The steeper hills are accomplished with control and precision. Unlike the Kamikazes of today, I ski with control, skill and form. Sound familiar? These are exact words I would use to instruct a Pilates lesson, though I will still begin a steeper peak with an occasional snow-plow 
I hope you will also find the correlation between Pilates and skiing and keep up your strength work both on and off season. Happy skiing t0 those who enjoy the sport as much as I do!”
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Hello! This post couldn’t be any better! Reading this post reminds me of my old roommate! He always kept chatting about this. I will forward this write-up to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing!