Winter holidays are approaching. If you go to the ski slopes, you should pay particular attention to this day.
The ski resorts have already regained service, but they are looking forward to school holidays. Zone B will start its holidays on February 8 and zone A will end them on March 9. According to a investigation From the research center for the study and observation of living conditions, which interviewed a representative panel of 3000 French people, only 9% went to the mountains, at least four consecutive nights, in the winter of 2023. Among these vacationers, not all ski. 4% of French people said they had practiced alpine skiing in the last 12 months and 2% cross -country skiing.
It must be said that in more than a substantial budget, the French who chain the descents for several days in a row must manage their physical form well. This sport can quickly cause aches, especially in the calves and thighs. Between speed and too populated tracks, an incident can quickly happen. So you always have to be attentive. According to Mountain doctors associationsprains and fractures represent almost 60% of lesions related to winter sports accidents.
Often, on the first day, the joy of having arrived and on vacation pushes to have fun on the slopes and therefore to solicit his muscles and his joints a lot. It is then that the morning of the second day comes when the efforts of the day before and the lack of training for the least sporting are felt. This “second day syndrome” makes it the most dangerous day on the slopes. Most of the rentals starting on Saturdays during school holidays, and the practice of skiing on Sundays, so Monday would be the most at risk with reduced attention and less precise movements control. The muscles then tend to stiffen and the probability of falling is thus more important, just like that of having an accident.
To avoid this phenomenon, it is preferable to spare the first day, by slowly taking up and by launching on accessible tracks, as recommended by the association of mountain doctors. If the error is already made, you have to moderate on the second day and come back earlier.
It is also advisable to warm up every morning before putting on your skis and drinking enough water throughout the day. Once back to housing, rest time is necessary, with elongated and slightly raised legs. A small calf massage can also help just like a good hot bath. Ideally, physical preparation should be started in anticipation of the mountain trip, about two months before.