| When you plan a ski trip for late fall or early winter, | | | | way to naturally build your immune system. |
| your body needs some preparation or else you won't | | | | * Eat nutritious foods. Our bodies absorb vitamins and |
| have the best trip. Here are some tips for getting | | | | minerals best from eating plants. This is a great time |
| physically ready and healthy, so you can have a great | | | | of year to eat leafy greens like spinach and chard |
| ski getaway. | | | | and kale. And make hearty vegetable soups to warm |
| Layer. | | | | and nourish! |
| First and foremost, dress in lots of warm layers of | | | | * Bring herbal remedies on your trip. Bring some |
| clothing. Avoid cotton, like tube socks and | | | | standards with you, like Grapefruit seed extract, in |
| turtlenecks. Wear synthetic materials like capilene. | | | | case you start feeling under-the-weather. |
| Most people visiting a ski area early in the season will | | | | * Stay hydrated. Ski areas are usually in high-altitude, |
| not be ready for the cold weather. Ski areas are | | | | extremely dry climates. Getting even mildly |
| considerably higher and colder than where most of its | | | | dehydrated can make you feel sick and miserable. |
| visitors live. Plus, at this time of year, it may feel | | | | Focus your exercise. |
| colder than a month or two later. Snow is not falling | | | | Tone your legs. In addition to your usual exercise |
| much yet, so the cold air feels harsher. Being cold is a | | | | work-outs, spend extra time focused on your legs. |
| fast-track to getting sick, so staying warm is | | | | Unless you have been travelling to other |
| important. | | | | hemispheres, around the globe, skiing year-round, |
| Boost your immunity. | | | | your legs won't be ready to ski. So, spend extra time |
| The temperature isn't the only thing that's cold. It's | | | | doing lunges and squats. If you can, use a lateral |
| cold and flu season. To avoid getting sick before or | | | | trainer like a slide-board. |
| during your ski travels, practice these to boost your | | | | During the excitement of planning ski travel, don't |
| immune system: | | | | forget to 'pack' for a healthy trip! |
| * Get regular exercise. This is the most powerful | | | | |