"Power Plate enhances any movement, simple or complex, typically performed on the ground," says Krueger. By stimulating natural reflexes, increasing muscle activation and improving circulation, it helps athletes hit the ice again without the muscle fatigue and soreness.
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Used by Japan's national figure skating team, as well as professional and collegiate athletes in the United States, Jon Krueger, director of elite performance sales, tells FanZone that Power Plate helps athletes "prepare faster, perform better and recover quicker" by using the power of vibration. Two of these boards can be set up next to one another to race against an opponent. The signal is transmitted to the video screen in front of the skater that depicts their virtual persona skating a course in nature or in the rink. While stroking side-to-side on the board, movements are linked to sensors. UltraSlide also offers an octagon-shaped board, which is great for figure skaters to have a 360-degree range of motion to change direction and angles.Įnjoy playing videos games in your spare time? Embedded Fitness developed Smartskate, a virtual reality sliding board, that incorporates video game technology into off-ice training. This targets the inner and outer thighs, shoulders, glutes and quads. Return to standing and repeat with the opposite leg. It is like taking a curtsy at the end of a skating routine. One is actually called "the figure skater." With feet hip-width distance apart and holding a weight in each hand at your sides, you lunge backwards with the right leg, crossing it behind the left leg. Various stroking, lunging and crunching exercises are possible on the sliding board. OLYMIPIC figure skater smashing the slide board getting ready for South Korea 🏆⛸ #letsgooooĪ post shared by DOGPOUND on at 9:26am PST Olympian Maia Shibutani has incorporated this into her off-ice conditioning routine. For an added challenge, users can hold weights in their hands or throw and catch a ball to a partner or trainer to develop hand-eye coordination. Skaters can stroke in a squatted position from side-to-side to challenge legs, glutes and core muscles, and practice balance. UltraSlide is a rectangular board that replicates the slipperiness of ice when users wear special booties while standing on it. Lateral trainer sliding boards make "ice" available outside the arena. At surface level, trampoline and puppetry may appear unrelated to figure skating, but you'll be surprised to learn just how applicable they are to the sport. Here is the final edition of unique off-ice workouts for you to try! These fitness classes divert from common go-tos like ballet, yoga, pilates and jump roping.
To supplement on-ice workouts, athletes and coaches have found out-of-the-box exercises to add an element of fun and creativity into their regime.
But not all training is done on the rink. As the school year comes to a close, many skaters are enrolling in intense summer skating camps.
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