This week we’ve been blessed (?) with some of the coldest weather and snow we’ve had in the past 18 years.
At our rink, the weather really highlighted the dedication of some of our skaters, who made the most of two days forced absence from school and work by getting in some ice skating practise.
They diligently worked hard, some for many hours working on their new routines and elements. But all of them forgot to do one very important thing….
and its something I’m sure some of you reading this probably have forgotten to do before as well….
no one remembered to do stretching AFTER they finished training.
Why is it so important?
Stretching after you skate is the best time to work on increasing your flexibility because your muscles are already warm, you can do passive stretching safely (because you are not about to do dynamic activity afterwards), and you are pretty much unhurried.
Promise me now that….
“I will remember to WARM DOWN every time I train ^_^ “