Open Your Heart With Winter Fitness

The title of my book is Open Your Heart with Winter Fitness: Mastering Life Through Love of the Slopes.

An ambitious title? Yes it is. It is also an ambitious book project. The book reaches the reader on four levels:

It is a book about the physical benefits of learning a snow sport as an adult.
It describes the psychological benefits of learning a snow sport as an adult.
It discusses the spirtual benfits of snow sports.
It provides the most comprehensive winter sport fitness plan that has ever been written.

So who am I to write such a book? I have been a fitness professional since the 1970s. At first, I was the quintessential New York City girl, who had no interest whatsoever in outdoor sports. As a marathon runner who spent about two hours a day in the weight room and taught about four fitness classes a day, I was incredibly fit when I made my first attempt at skiing. However, I could not balance on my skis for even one moment. Years later, at the age of 45, I made my second attempt. By then, I was teaching Pilates and Stability Ball classes. Amazingly, I did not fall-not even once.

A few years after learning to ski, my husband and I moved to Summit County Colorado, where I am the owner of Mountain Sport Pilates and Fitness. I am the ski fitness coach for the Epicski Academy, and the ski fitness expert for YoungerNext Year.com and Ski-Clothes.com. You can read about my ski fitness ideas on ski-fitness.net.

Open Your Heart with Winter Fitness will be in bookstores in January. However, if you are excited about getting an early start on your skiing or snow boarding fitness, contact orders@dreamtimepublishing.com