Purpose: This exercise helps skaters work on strengthening their core muscles in the front and back of the body, and is also a great exercise to promote back flexibility.
Focus: Back strength, back injury prevention, back flexibility, Biellmann spin, air position
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Advanced-Elite: Bird dog plank exercise
Purpose: This advanced version of a bird dog challenges a skaters' stability and ability to keep a neutral spine while moving in a cross body pattern.
Focus: Coordination, stability, back injury prevention, core strength, advanced progression
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Beginner-Foundation: Deep core and pe...
Overview:
0:00 Importance of pelvic floor and deep core strengthening
1:05 Overview of the 3 exercises and workout structure
2:15 First exercise
4:01 Second exercise
5:21 Third exercise
6:24 Round 2 of the workout
9:20 Round 3 of the workout
12:00 Closing remarksFocus: Deep core strength, pel...
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Advanced: Side plank reach under with...
Level: Advanced
Exercise: Side plank reach under with weight
Purpose: Side planks are great for building oblique strength and stability. The reach under movement increases the demand placed on the shoulders and triceps, making it an upper body exercise as well
Focus: Obliques, triceps, shoulders,...