ALC Chillfactore Workshops

Anyone interested in the Chillfactore Workshops that Angus is running, please note that you need to contact HIM direct to book. Do not call the Chillfactore. His contact details are:
Tel: 07900 935 880
Email: angus@bodyworx-osteopathy.co.uk
Give him a call now!

Wonderland

Looking around me today I can’t help reflect what a pity it is that we do not receive more visitors to our part of the world at this time of year.


The display of the autumn trees is nothing short of stunning, a riot of colours and textures, set off to perfection by the newly arrived dusting of snow which dazzles on the high tops of the surrounding peaks. The air may be chilly but the sun still has enough strength to warm the bones if you stay out of the shade and it is the perfect excuse to light our beautiful log fire. And is there anything more evocative than the smell of wood smoke at the onset of winter?

The ski slopes will not be open for a while yet but there are still plenty of incredibly scenic walks to be enjoyed and for the cyclists, golfers and horseriders it is business as usual - just stick on another layer of clothing! Perhaps this is the time of year to make the most of the valleys rather than the heights but it’s all good.

This is the ideal time for nature watching. As Joe and I peep out of the bathroom window while brushing our teeth, we are often treated to the sight of deer grazing in the woods behind our house and a variety of birds are passing through on their migratory routes.

It’s important to make the most of days like these as increasingly the weather will become less kind. Before the mountains are truly covered in snow we must expect grim days of lashing rain (the snow levels gradually dropping) which will make most of the outdoor tracks into untraversable quagmires.

We are looking forward to a minibus load of visitors from the UK at the end of this month and we can’t wait to share the secrets of our little paradise with them. I’ve booked a restaurant for the pig festival in Morzine that weekend and we might organise a Hallowe’en bonfire instead of the traditional Guy Fawkes but otherwise, like us, I know they are keen for a bracing dog walk followed by a bottle of good French wine shared beside the fire! It doesn’t get better than this!

ALC workshop Chillfactore November

Our aim is to get you prepared for the forthcoming ski season. This includes highlighting areas of weakness in your technique that may inhibit your performance on the slopes. Poor technique an be related to the biomechanics of your body and how the musculoskeletal system copes with the demands that skiing puts on it. With the aid of video analysis we will show you where you can progress and enjoy your skiing even more.




Why take an intensive workshop course? It's on "real" snow in a controlled environment, therefore you can focus on learning.

Many skiers have been skiing for over 10yrs and feel they can't improve anymore: you can always improve and as you get older your mobility changes therefore your technique must change

Technique and Injury? Poor technique means you are more likely to get injured and this related significantly to how you stand on the skis

Is there a link between what I am doing in the gym and what happens on the slopes? Yes, this will all be explained and demonstrated during the day



The venue:

Chillfactore is approximately 1hr drive away from Thornton Hall. It is just off j10 of the M60 next to the Trafford Centre. Chillfactore has various shops,bars/cafes and other attractions to keep partners and families occupied as well as the Trafford Centre opposite.

Ski and boot rental along with lift pass is included. (It is worth bringing your own boots)

You will need your normal ski clothing, (average temp -1 degrees)

For more information www.chillfactore.com



Again,please confirm if attending as soon as you can, thank you



Regards



AngusWood

BASI Level 4/ISTD

BASI AGM and Trainers Conference

Trainers Conference, Hemel Hemstead 2010

Back to the UK for the BASI AGM which was very sucessful although still not getting a fantastic turnout of our now over 6000 membership!! As soon as this was over the next day a training day for the Board of directors. A very long day in which we were instructed on our legal and ethical duties as board members, I think a very important day for me and the best part was the role playing session when the person in charge quite by mistake got all our personalities bang on!!! also Andy Salter's talk on the 7 peaks on 7 continents/crocodiles!!

So to the 1st day of the Conference, when a lot of the training body get together to run through any areas for development or any new aspects that will affect what we deliver through the training progammes. This year the main topic among others was the NEW MANUAL, which was presented to the trainers as not being totally new but all the good stuff that was in there has been revamped to make the manual more user friendly. From my point of view the new manual is a great step forward and makes my job of writing the New Telemark Manual a lot easier! Developments in the central theme have fallen right into line and made the task of making the different disciplines fit alongside each other work for trainers and candidates alike.

Other events during the week and a highlight for me was the learning difficulties session where we were able to try out in a sit ski, which was great fun and i thnk I could easily get hooked! Also in this session were some easy tricks of the trade on how do help differently abled students. Also there was a role play part that was very instuctional but extremely funny, sorry Jonesy! Rachel the trainer was playing the role of a very stroppy 13 year old that once won over would be quite forward with inappropiate behavour, seeing her cuddle and tweak Mark’s bottom and get him singing along to the “cheeeky girls” had the whole group in stitches.

All in all a very sucessful TC and looking forward to the next one.