Comparative analysis of muscle activation patterns between skiing on slopes and on training devices

The increasing popularity of ski as winter sport and the difficulties related to its accessibility and environmental conditions led to the development of specific training devices for practise, both for improving technique and for training after injuries.In particular the aim of this work was to study the efficacy of two training devices: Skimagic®and Skier’s Edge®, comparing their functionality to ski on natural snow.The efficacy of training devices was investigated after comparing the EMG activation patterns of snow skiing with the other two training conditions; good correlation of activation patterns should correspond to a better simulation of the skiing movement.