1. Help to lose weight
All those hours of being on the slopes mounts up to lots of cardio and burning many calories. As long as you are sensible with your diet and not drinking too much alcohol après ski, it is very possible to lose a few pounds during a skiing trip.
2. Improve cardiovascular health
Carrying around ski equipment combined with the physical exertion of actual skiing will keep you moving and increase your heart rate.
3. Mood Boosting
All those endorphins and the thrill of adrenaline combined with the beautiful scenery around you will make you feel good, inside-out and keep you smiling.
4. Strengthens Muscles
Skiing is one of the few activities where you benefit from an all-over body workout. While gliding over the snow most muscles are used to control movements or to keep balance, particularly leg and core abdominal muscles.
5. Mountain Air and Vitamin D
Back in the day Drs would prescribe time in the mountains for curing respiratory problems. Even today those who live in polluted cities or sufferers of asthma can greatly benefit from breathing clean mountain air. High up in the mountains, another gift nature has given us is a healthy dose of sunshine, increasing our Vitamin D levels in a natural way.
