Purpose: Work on your back flexibility while incorporating the feet to improve coordination during this stretch.
Focus: back flexibility and mobility, coordination
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Hip flexor lunge with backbend: Advanced
Purpose: This stretch will help skaters to improve hip flexor flexibility and back flexibility and can be held for up to 60 seconds or done in a sequence with other variations.
Focus: Back flexibility, shoulder mobility, upper body flexibility, beillmann spin, layback spin. -
Advanced-Elite: Forwards, backwards, ...
Purpose: This exercise helps skaters work on their back flexibility as well as strength by having them hold the stretch while maneuvering through different angles and positions.
Focus: Back flexibility, shoulder mobility, upper body flexibility, Biellmann spin, layback spin, back strength, inju...
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Foundation-Advanced: Upward-facing do...
Purpose: The upward-facing dog is a great back stretch that opens up the chest and collarbones, lengthens the spine, stretches your wrists, and strengthens your back muscles.
Focus: Back stretch, back strength, wrist stretch, chest opener, spinal elongation.
