Have you ever wished you could improve your performance and ski or snowboard longer with more intensity?

Even when you are in good physical shape and properly trained, the enjoyment of skiing and snowboarding is addicting and the more you do it, the more you want to do it. As a normal day progresses, quadriceps will eventually start to burn (some of you like this feeling) and you will eventually stop to let the lactic acid level go down. Stopping when you want to, to admire the view for example, is always a positive, but a break imposed by fatigue breaks the rhythm.

By taking care of 1/3 of the body weight, Ski~Mojo allows the quadriceps to work with less power and more endurance.

Imagine feeling lighter when you’re skiing or snowboarding. When you’re traveling down the mountain, your legs experience hundreds - if not thousands - of bending movements, either to absorb the terrain, to engage turns, and when landing that double back flip off the cat-track (okay, that was a bit of a stretch). The stress on the quadriceps during these movements is significantly reduced when wearing a Ski~Mojo. The motion is the same, so the muscle works in the same way, but saves energy (35 to 40%). This saved energy will actually be transferred over the duration of each bend, large or small. In other words, the Ski~Mojo user will feel lighter and will be able to make more turns or put more intensity and amplitude into their ski or boarding day before feeling the rise of lactic acid and burning thighs.

The power of these springs is easily adjustable and if set to the manufacturer’s recommended setting, 1/3 of the body weight is supported by the system and transmitted directly from the pelvis to the boots.

When skiing in a series of turns, your “weight” is multiplied by the centrifugal force of the turn, as well as the gravity pulling you down the hill. While a traditional brace only provides lateral support for the knee, it is the reduction in vertical pressure that will mechanically lead to significant reductions in knee pain, or for some, to its complete disappearance.

Additionallyh, the springs act as shock absorbing suspension system for the terrain you experience on the mountain. The Ski~Mojo allows you to ski with more flexibility, and reduces the stress and vibration/jolting that your back and hips have to endure.

More than 20,000 skiers are regular Ski~Mojo users and now recommend it to their friends. If you’re wondering if it will work for you, we are confident that the answer will be YES in more than 95% of the time, but if you are skeptical, try it and share your experience with us.

Please note however, that like many other devices designed to facilitate, extend or improve the practice of a sport (electrical power-assisted bikes for example), Ski~Mojo is not a medical device.

Skiing being a sport in which the balance of the skier is constantly disturbed, this study focused on the influence of the Ski~Mojo on the user's balance.

By analyzing the balance management on a force platform, Moret and De Gunsch’s study found that in a static tuck position, the distance traveled by the center of mass is shorter when using the Ski~Mojo. This would suggest that the Ski~Mojo also has a positive influence on the skier’s balance management.

Intensity of muscular work and knee protection:

Since 2008, two studies have been carried out regarding the impact of Ski~Mojo on muscular activity. Thanks to electromyography, they were able to determine that with the Ski~Mojo:

1. quadriceps work on average at 70% of their reference activity.
2. hamstrings work on average at 110% of their reference activity.

The energy savings felt on the quadriceps is very real and quantified in this study. Several studies have also established the importance of the hamstring/quadriceps (H/Q) ratio to protect the anterior crucial ligaments. When analyzing the results of EMG (electromyography), we note that the use of Ski~Mojo significantly improves this ratio (27%). This improved ratio reduces knee laxity and therefore protect the ACL. Fatigue is a contributing factor to the risk of injury to the ACL.

Concluding that fatigue is risk factor for ACL injury and that the Ski~Mojo reduces this fatigue, it is likely that the risk of injury will decrease when using Ski~Mojo.

Fatigue is one of the main causes of accidents and injuries. All the prevention messages invite skiers to train for minimum 1 month before going to their favorite ski resort. But how many actually follow this advice ? Our lives do not always allow us to devote the time we need to prepare for this.

Ski~Mojo reduces fatigue and improves safety

Ski~Mojo allows all skiers to avoid accumulating excess fatigue and reduces the risks associated with practicing winter sports The reduction in fatigue (caused by the lifting effect of a 1/3 of the weight, the rebalancing of the ischial hamstring/quadriceps muscular work, and moreover noted by users who no longer have aches and pains in the evening) allows both better control of trajectories and keeps the muscular freshness necessary to cope with emergency situations. As lactic acid is present in smaller quantities, the muscles respond more quickly and vigorously to stress.

Ski~Mojo also makes it possible to “load” and bend the ski more efficiently. On harder snow, this induces better support and more precise driving. The improved precision and strength of the support increases security. So this winter, be smart, ski safer.