Hi everyone, So in today's video, we're gonna talk
about when you start as a beginner to stop looking like this and start looking more like this.
Hello, and welcome to Kaprun, the Kitzsteinhorn, in Zell am See Kaprun, I'm Christian Aigner,
full cert Canadian, and full cert Austrian ski instructor, I'm here to give you a couple of tips,
but before that, let's get one question out of the way. Can adults learn how to ski, a definite YES.
Why should adults learn how to ski, because it's fun, it;'s the best winter sport
activity with your kids your family your friends, you're outside, you're doing something healthy,
and you can enjoy views like this. Let's not waste any time follow along, watch this video and enjoy.
The most important part of your equipment are actually the boots,
inside our ski boots we only want to wear a thin sock, the whole boot
should fit relatively snug, that's the connector between your body and the snow. In ski boots,
if they are too big and too loose, your feet will just move around and nothing is going to happen,
so go and see some expert at a ski shop where you can rent the boot that fits you, now here,
with this boot, it would actually be too loose, your boots should feel really tight,
as tight as possible as loose as it needs to be, the other thing we need are some skis,
for a beginner, I would recommend the length pretty much from the chest to
the nose somewhere in between there, but please tryst your ski instructors in the first lesson.
Make sure you wear lots of different layers, not just one thick jacket. If it gets hot,
it's easy to take one layer off, the other thing, get some safety stuff, wear some gloves
put some goggles on, the helmet and protect your skin with some sunscreen.
The next tip in today's video is actually about your own body, up here in the mountains
with this elevation we have less oxygen available, so we need to be fit, add some exercises in your
daily routines, brunch your teeth while doing some squats, make your coffee while doing some lunges,
bus also get serious about some interval training go push yourself doing some cycling, some hiking
always take the stairs not the elevator and find some exercises for your legs
and your core and get in shape. Your overall fitness will help you, you will feel better in
the evenings, you'll have more energy and very often you can prevent some injuries with it,
make it your mission before your next ski trip, to get in shape, and that starts today.
Another tip in today's lesson is actually the better you ski, the more fun you will have,
its really amazing when you can go ski with pretty much anyone because your own ability
is not holding you back, you can ski off-piste you can ski bumps, you can ski all around the world,
for myself, I love skiing because I am never at the point where I cannot improve any more,
just be careful when you start learning to ski you might get really hooked on this sport
and want to get better and want to ski as much as you can, make sure to go with a professional
ski instructor either in a private lesson or a grpaup lesson, let them help you to learn how
to stop to learn how to do turns and make it safe overall on the mountain, afterwards when
you need some milage, go get some books, some magazines, watch some youtube videos like this,
to get a little bit more of an idea or even don't be afraid of technology and put a digital
ski coach like Carv into your boots to actually monitor your skiing and improvements throughout
the time, you can even swipe through the app and get some particular tips for your own skiing.
The next tip, is to take it easy on yourself, choose the right terrain for yourself,
here we have a nice and easy slope, a blue slope where we can gradually get into our own skiing,
wearing those skis, you might not just bring yourself into danger, but you could actually
ski into another person, take them out injury them and not just ruin your own day,
but ruin someone else's day, that's why we really recommend you take your time on the easy slopes,
build confidence and then go off as an intermediate skier on terrain and enjoy.
it's similar when you learn how to drive, you're not racing in a formula one car the next day.
How do you actually know you are ready for a bit more difficult terrain, well when you are
able to control your speed through turning that is the time where you can slightly progress,
going onto a little bit more difficult stuff, but remember, take it easy, you're not in a rush,
let's just see this steeper slope where I can then really ease into it and enjoy the process.
It's time to wrap up today's lesson, keep those things in mind,
get the right equipment for your first days on ski get there in the best shape possible,
when you're skiing in the ski resort, find the appropriate terrain for yourselves, and the
better you are the more fun you will actually have, so try and find someone to teach you.
And by all seriousness, skiing is also a bit about the social aspect of things
and enjoy a beverage with your friends by the end of the day.