Purpose: This exercise will help skaters target deep core with resistance for an added challenge. Skaters should maintain control throughout the movement as their arms and legs come back to the dead bug position. Try adding this into a core rotation, doing 15 on each side or add to a timed workout.
Focus: core strength, stability, coordination, trunk control, pelvic floor.
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Dynamic air position core exercise: A...
Purpose: This exercise builds core strength to help with the movement from a skaters h-position into air position developing muscle memory and the core strength needed to move from one position to the other.
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Foundation-Elite: Cat-cow pose pelvic...
Purpose: The cat cow is a great exercise for skaters to improve their pelvic floor mobility and awareness. Skaters can have either a posterior or anterior pelvic tilt, and this exercise helps skaters learn how to move from tipping the pelvis backward in the cat pose to tipping forward in the cow ...
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Advanced-Elite: Seated hip flexion kn...
Purpose: This exercise challenges a skater to maintain good posture and engagement through their core and pelvic floor during hip flexion.
Focus: Posture, pelvic floor engagement, neutral spine, back injury prevention, hollow body position
