Purpose: This warm-up drill is a full body muscle activation exercise that will wake up skaters' core as they rotate and lift their leg. Skaters can aim to do 5 on each side as part of their greater warm-up. Skaters should tuck their hips under and tighten core as they move up and down in their pushup and see one fluid movement rather than seeing hips drop without upper body or only pushing their lower body down without bringing their trunk.
Focus: core, back, chest, tricep activation, hamstring stretch
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Cartwheel, butterfly, illusion sequen...
Purpose: Doing this exercise helps skaters to get the feel of kicking their feet first in the cartwheel and then similarly again in the butterfly. Skaters should try to swoop their body down and then feel their upper body fly up in an arch as their legs kick one after the other. Skaters should fe...
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Advanced: deep lunge variation demons...
This lunge has been referred to as the World's Greatest Stretch. A deep lunge stretches your hip flexors, glutes, quadriceps, and inner thigh muscles. With the thoracic (upper body) rotation, it also stretches your lats, psoas, ribs, pecs, back, and obliques.
Along with stretching, this pose a...
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Foundation: Off-ice two foot forward ...
Purpose: Doing ladder drills can help skaters develop coordination and body awareness. These skills help them learn new skills and choreography more quickly, and also help them have tidier foot placement when skating.
Focus: Coordination, rhythm and timing
