Purpose: This exercise is a progression of a side plank and and a side lying leg lift.

Focus: Hip abductors, obliques, transversus abdominus, TFL, glutes, back injury prevention

Purpose: This exercise helps skaters learn how to engage their deep core muscles and pelvic floor so that they are not compensating form or using their lower back.

Focus: Deep core strength, pelvic floor, back injury prevention, hip stability, external rotation

Purpose: This is a great exercise for building hip strength and stability, which is especially important for figure skaters on their jump landings, and to prevent injuries such as hip tears. This variation works on building hip strength in an externally rotated position.

Focus: Hip strength, hi...

Purpose: This video address hip injuries in figure skaters and ways that skaters can be pro-active to avoid sidelining hip injuries.

Focus: Hip injury prevention, hip mobility, hip stability, soft tissue work, myofascial release, hip range of motion, hip flexor strength, glute strength, joint m...

Overview:
0:00 Importance of pelvic floor and deep core strengthening
1:05 Overview of the 3 exercises and workout structure
2:15 First exercise
4:01 Second exercise
5:21 Third exercise
6:24 Round 2 of the workout
9:20 Round 3 of the workout
12:00 Closing remarks

Focus: Deep core strength, pel...

Overview:
0:05 The three favorite hip strengthening exercises for figure skaters
0:10 Why do we need to strengthen our hips in figure skating?
2:40 : Exercise 1
5:30 Exercise 2
6:30 Exercise 3

Focus: Hip strengthening, injury prevention