Figure Skating Stretches 101: Flexible in 10 Weeks

Workout 1.1 - Daily CARs Routine. I love this as a daily morning routine or dynamic warmup. Use 10-30% intensity for your morning routine and 30-70% intensity for a dynamic warmup.

Workout 1.2 - Training CARs Routine. Use 70% effort if you are using CARs as a workout. Use bands or weight to increase the intensity.

Workout 2.1 - Dynamic Warmup. This is a great dynamic routine for your skating warmup. The movements mimic your skating elements.

Workout 2.2 - Dynamic Mobility Workout. Add resistance while finding your full range of motion to find strength at all angles. This can be done after a skating session or as a separate off-ice workout.

Workout 3.1 - Seated Static Stretching. A full body stretching routine! For those of us sitting a lot, try this during a work break. Remember to brace the core by pulling the bellybutton into the spine and sitting tall.

Workout 3.2 - Seated Mobility and Flexibility Routine. A twist on the seated full body stretching routine! Remember to brace the core by pulling the bellybutton into the spine and sitting tall.

Workout 4.1 - Supine Stretching & Core. A supine stretching routine with optional band for added difficult and resistance. This routine focuses on learning how to engage a strong skater core.

Workout 4.2 - Supine Mobility & Core. Most exercises can be done statically or with movement for mobility. By adding a weight, we can feel a deeper stretch and muscular engagement while moving intentionally.

Workout 5.1 - Kneeling Stretching Routine. A kneeling static stretching workout. We don’t have our feet to help with stability, so remember the engage the core and stabilize the hips for each exercise.

Workout 5.2 - Kneeling Mobility & Flexibility Routine. Stepping the routine up a notch! Add a loop band and weight.

Workout 6.1 - Full Body Stretch and Strength. A full body routine that involves coordination of the upper and lower body. Ice skater specific exercises.

Workout 6.2 - Full Body Mobility & Flexibility Routine. Compound yoga-inspired movements to feel limber from head to toe.

Workout 7.1 - Static Stretching & Hip Work. This is an advanced stretching routine with a special focus on hip stability. Adding a step gives us a deeper stretch and reach.

Workout 7.2 - Full Body Flexibility & Mobility - Hip Focus. Add resistance to challenge the core and hips.

Workout 8.1 - Foam Roller Hip Work. foam roller is a great tool to help with stretching, inhibition, and proprioception. These exercises will help specifically with your hip stability.

Workout 8.2 - Foam Roller Mobility Work. Add movement and resistance to challenge the core and hips at all different planes and positions.

Workout 9.1 - Advanced Stretching with a Loop Band. This is an advanced stretching routine. I hope you are inspired with these loop band ideas.

Workout 9.2 - Banded Mobility & Flexibility Routine. By training our flexibility in the quadruped position, we can strengthen our core and lumbo-pelvic hip stability at the same time.

Workout 10.1 - Advanced Full Body Stretch. This is an advanced full body routine that involves coordination of both the upper and lower body, with rotation to condition the core.

Workout 10.2 - Advanced Full Body Mobility. We combine compound exercises and resistance to train our end range of motion for maximal skater strength.

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