Purpose: This wrist extension stretch is helpful for creating more mobility through the wrists, which can help with more fluid artistry. Stretching the wrists is also helpful for skills like handstands, which can be tough on the wrists if they are not properly warmed up. More mobile wrists are also less likely to get injured during a fall, so this can be a helpful part of a skater's injury prevention routine.
Focus: wrist extension, hand mobility, expression, handstand, wrist pain, injury prevention.
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Foundation-Advanced: Table top extern...
Purpose: This exercise helps improve wrist flexibilty and mobilty, which can help with expression and choreography, as well as injury prevention because more mobile wrists are less likely to be sprained on a fall. This is also a good warm-up before skills like handstands or any kind of arm balanc...
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Beginner-Foundation: Overhead single ...
Purpose: This drill helps skaters stretch one shoulder at a time by having the free arm gently pull on the arm that is overhead to increase the stretch. This should be done carefully and to the point of any pain.
Focus: Shoulder mobility, injury prevention, warm-up
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Beginner-Foundation: Cross body shoul...
Purpose: This stretch helps warm-up your shoulders and improve mobility, and shoulder mobility is necessary for all elements of skating.
Focus: Shoulder mobility, injury prevention, warm-up
