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CROSSED-LEG GLUTE STRETCH Lie on your back, and bend your legs so that your feet are flat on the floor. Bring your right foot up, and cross it over your left leg so that your right ankle rests just below your left knee. Put your hands around your upper left leg, and lift it up toward your chest. Feel the stretch on your right leg and slowly pull closer until you

“Snowboards are made for powder. They love floating on top. So just give a little lean with your back foot, make sure you keep your speed up, and keep your weight on your back foot to keep the nose up.”

reach your limit. Hold this stretch for 30 seconds, and then repeat with your left leg.

TWISTING OBLIQUE STRETCH Sit down with your legs stretched out in front of you, straight and side by side, with toes pointing to the sky. Twist at your hips to the right, keeping your back straight, but move through your shoulders, and bring your head around so that you look directly to your right. Bring your arms around at the same time, and place your fingertips on the ground to your right-hand SIMPLE AB STRETCH Get onto your belly, and lie flat and straight with your arms by your sides. Bring your arms up into the press-up position, and push up, lifting your upper body up at the same time. Your hips should stay flat side. Hold this position for thirty seconds, then repeat on your left side.

– Erin Simmons, Olympian and X Games medalist

“Step one to a backflip, you’re going to want to know the speed so you don’t go too big or too small. As you’re coming to the jump you’re going to want to be very flat based, no carve or anything, because you can catch your edge.” – Jaeger Bailey, YouTube snowboarding sensation

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