Full Body Strength & Conditioning
Advanced-Elite: Top five exercises for figure skaters using a yoga ball tutorial
10m
Purpose: In this video, Signe demonstrates her five favorite exercises to do with a yoga ball. These exercises include lower body exercises, core exercises, and stability exercises. A yoga ball is a great piece of equipment because it adds in an element of instability into exercises that make it more skater-specific.
Focus: Hamstring strength, stability, injury prevention, balance, quad strength, glute strength, core strength, stabilizer muscles, upper body strength.
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