Telemark Jumps

This is an excellent exercise for working the muscles in the lower body in an explosive manner, and ideal exercise for those about to embark on a skiing holiday.

Having your legs in a standard lunge position, with both feet facing forward, feet shoulder width apart, jump vertically upwards whilst simultaneously swapping your legs around, so that your front foot is now at the rear, and vice-versa.

Focus on landing on the ground with both feet at the same time, lowering down slightly to absorb the impact, prior to exploding upwards and repeating the movement for desired amount of reps.

Concentrate on keeping your back straight and vertical with your head up throughout the movement.

You may decide to work the exercise on the same spot, or alternatively increase the exercise difficulty by jumping both upwards, and slightly forward.