Purpose: Downward dog is a great pose to stretch out the calves and ankles, which can get quite tight after a skating session. Peddling the feet by lifting one and then the other is a good way to get a deeper stretch through each calf muscle.
Focus: Calf stretch, hamstring stretch, whole body strength, ankle stretch, spinal elongation, recovery
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Foundation: Warrior one stretch
Purpose: This pose, called warrior 1 in yoga, opens your chest, hip flexors, and the front of your body. It also strengthens your glutes, quads, hamstrings, core, and shoulders, so it is great for building strength and flexibility at the same time.
Focus: warrior 1, yoga, hip flexors, chest ope...
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Advanced-Elite: Cossack squat forward...
Purpose: Cossack squats are great exercises for building hip mobility, ankle mobility, and glute, quad, and hamstring strength. This pose is great for skaters who are struggling with the hip mobility needed for single leg squats
Focus: Hip mobility, ankle mobility, adductor stretch, external rot...
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Beginner-Foundation: Off-ice supporte...
Purpose: This exercise is a great way to build strength and flexibilty in the hamstring muscle, and is a good dynamic stretch for warming up before a static hamstring stretch.
Focus: Dynamic flexibility, warm-up, hamstring flexibility, glute strength, spirals
