Daily stabilizer and alignment workout exercises: Beginner-Elite
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14m
Purpose: Skaters should be doing these types of glute, hip and pelvic floor exercises every day to help with alignment on jumps and spins, injury prevention, working on a strong core and pelvic floor to keep a nice neutral spine minimizing the chance of sway or arch to maximize power on jumps. Skaters should aim to do up to 5 exercises at a time, with 2-3 sets of 10-15 reps for each exercise.
Focus: hip strength, stabilization, injury prevention, alignment, take-off, landing, pelvic floor
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