Purpose: This stretch class is geared towards helping skaters improve their Y-stands. There are just a few exercises but they are very effective for helping skaters gain a deeper stretch in their Y-stand.
Focus: Y-stand, lower body flexibility, hamstring flexibility, glute flexibility, hip flexor flexibility, quad flexibility
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Beginner-Foundation: Lying down singl...
Purpose: This is a nice relaxing and passive pose that skaters can use to stretch their quads after a practice session or workout
Focus: Quad flexibilty
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Foundation: Standing single leg quad ...
Purpose: This pose stretches a skater's quad one leg at a time while also having them work on balance and stability. The standing side arm up helps skaters think about elongating their axis through their standing side.
Focus: Balance, stability, axis, quad stretch.
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Foundation-Advanced: Standing cross l...
Purpose: Crossing the legs in the forward fold allows skaters to target the lateral hamstrings and stretch the IT band, which can be a limiting factor in skater's flexibility poses
Focus: IT band flexibility
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