TRIA physical therapist, Meredith Bassett, and HealthPartners athletic trainer, Dani Benson, presented a variety of exercises for figure skaters for the U.S. Figure Skating Championship. They presented a stretching series, dynamic warm-up routine, and a muscle activation series that benefit figure skaters.
Stretching series for figure skaters
- Standing hip flexor stretch
- Standing hamstring stretch
- Standing figure 4 piriformis stretch
Dynamic warm-up routine for figure skaters
- Toy soldiers
- Walking quad stretching
- Walking hip openers
Muscle activation series for figure skaters
- Single leg deadlift/balance
- Jump squats or jump lunges or star jumps
- Skipping
- Rotation jumps