In the winter one of the most useful and popular sports is the skiing. Competitions are organized rather often as between friends, colleagues, and between several organizations, the cities or even the countries. To win the ski race, it is necessary to be prepared and know well rules of conduct on the ski track.
It is required to you
- - suitable clothes (including the layered clothing);
- - correctly picked up equipment: boots, bindings, skis, sticks;
- - ointment and paraffin for skis;
- - iron;
- - preliminary trainings.
Instruction
1. Pick up clothes for competitions. The clothes have to be comfortable and it is good to take away sweat. It is very important to pick up the correct socks - choose resistant to attrition, not gathering in folds, not too thin. If there is the opportunity, buy special socks for skiers if isn't present - use woolen socks (it is possible with synthetics to 50%), on which put on kapron stockings.
2. When you decide on socks, go to choose boots. Surely try on and try to resemble, get up on socks if there is though the slightest inconvenience, refuse and look narrowly at others.
3. Having picked up the most comfortable boots, choose for them the binding. If there is the opportunity, buy bindings more expensive to SNS or NNN, with them you will better control skis, they are reliable and easy-to-work. On the bad ski track at them elastic bands can take off, but competitions, as a rule, take place on well stamped tracks.
4. When choosing skis pay attention to length and flexibility. If you plan to win the ski race in classical style, take skis 25 cm higher than the growth. At the same time it is possible to increase a little length if your weight is higher than the average and if you the thin girl - take skis well (that they sprung less). Sticks at the same time have to be 25 cm lower than your growth.
5. Begin preparation to competitions in advance. Not less than 2 times a week run rather long distances on skis. If the track on which there will take place the race is located nearby, hold trainings on it. In advance get acquainted with the route and rules of competitions. Find adherents and organize small runnings.
6. If there is no opportunity to run on skis, hold trainings in the gym hall or at home. Run around the house, developing the respiratory system and muscles of legs, squat, jump with the jump rope, etc. To ensure the victory in ski competitions, bring yourself into good physical shape.
7. In day of competitions learn temperature on the street and pick up ointment for skis in strict accordance with weather conditions and the type of snow. Rub the ends of skis with paraffin, with use of the iron, and the middle of skis (about two of your feet are higher than the end of the thrust bearing) - solid ointment of the continence. As a result the middle will become sticky, and the ends - slippery that will give the greatest comfort and speed of yours to movement, ensuring the victory in the ski race.