Purpose: This pose is great for building back flexibilty by stretching the front of the body--the chest, abs, and psoas muscle. After arching or bending the back, skaters should reset with a recovery pose that rounds or curves the back.
Focus: Back flexibilty, back bend, chest stretch, psoas stretch
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Foundation: Half knee bridge pose hol...
Purpose: This flexibilty pose helps skaters start to gently work towards their bridge pose
Focus: Mid back flexibility, injury prevention
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Advanced-Elite: Off-ice bridge pose w...
Purpose: Skaters can increase the difficulty and stretch in their bridge position by straightening their legs.
Focus: Bridge pose, back flexibility, Biellmann spin
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Advanced: Knee bridge with single arm...
Purpose: This variation of a knee bridge enables skaters to stretch more deeply into one side as well as stretch laterally. This stretch could be held for up to 60 seconds or done in a sequence with other variations.
Focus: Back flexibility, shoulder mobility, upper body flexibility, biellmann ...
