Sk8Strong Releases two New Off-ice DVDs for Figure Skaters

Dec. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Sk8Strong, the leading off-ice training resource for figure skaters, has released two new DVDs: "The Skater Evaluation" and "Advanced Competitive Training."  The DVDs expand on Sk8Strong's original series of strength and conditioning DVDs, which are currently used in figure skating training centers in over thirty countries around the world.

"The Skater Evaluation" was created as a tool for coaches, parents, fitness professionals, and skaters, to use as an assessment of a skater's strength and flexibility imbalances and weaknesses.  Through a series of over twenty evaluative tests, a skater's deficits can be easily determined.  Once the skater's weaknesses are discovered, the skater can choose from a catalog of over twenty corresponding corrective exercises.  Easy to follow and simple to apply, a coach or parent can learn evaluation techniques that have been used by health professionals for many years.  By correcting imbalances in muscle strength and flexibility, a skater will show immediate improvement in on-ice skills, including jumps, spins, and basic skating technique. For example, a simple correction of hip flexor flexibility can reduce a high leg kick in a lutz or flip jump, and can help a skater achieve a biellman or layback spin position.  The DVD also comes with a companion manual that is instantly downloadable upon purchase.

"Advanced Competitive Training" was created for the skater who has achieved a very high level of fitness, having completed the toughest progression levels in Sk8Strong's "Competitive Skater" or "Adult Training" DVDs.  This DVD will take a skater's sport specific fitness level to its highest capability, involving sport cords, balance discs, and physioballs.  Included in this DVD is a bonus exercise section using the TRX or jungle gym training straps.

Since its arrival in 2008, Sk8Strong training programs have become increasingly popular around the world, used by both developing  youth skating programs and high level training centers.  Sk8Strong was created by Lauren Downes, MSPT, a licensed physical therapist and figure skating professional, and assisted by Stephen Conca, a strength and conditioning specialist..

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