A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO SPORT SPECIFIC TRAINING
VOLUME 8
ISSUE 2
SPRING 2022
Online Skate Shopping? Think twice before double clicking
YOUR FAVOURITE BEIJING MOMENTS SMART FOOD HABITS 5 ways to refuel to recuperate
FLEXAFIT WORKOUT
Improve your double axels and jumps on solid ground with our step-by-step training
Milestone athletes Starr Andrews, Vanessa Bauer, Jeffrey Buttle & Gabrielle Daleman share mental strengthtraining insight
ROSE THÉROUX The 15-year-old Skate Canada NextGen Team member and Junior Women’s competitor from Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Quebec talks training, goal-planning, nutrition and more…
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EDITOR’S LETTER
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO FIGURE SKATER FITNESS! PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Signe Ronka EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Adriana Ermter CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & OPERATIONS Angela Ronka CONTRIBUTORS Christian Bonin Rebekah Dixon Dr. Justin Kilian Patti Larkin Ashley Leone Sarah Lindsay Mallory MacDonald David Merson Ally F. Walsh
EDITOR’S NOTE As the season winds down from the excitement of the Olympics and the hard training for competitions, many skaters can feel a sense of fatigue. This is a normal phenomenon, as your body releases less of the endorphins and stress hormones needed for in-season training and moves into recovery phase. In this issue, we have curated articles to help you deal with this postseason fatigue and recovery. The Fitness Insider section explains why kids benefit from resistance training and gives some great exercises to work on your strength before next season, and the Nutrition Insider section teaches ways to help your body recover through nutrition by an awareness of proper macronutrient intake. I am so excited to bring you an in-depth interview with Junior Worlds competitor and 2022 Canadian National Figure Skating Championship 8th place finisher, Rose Théroux. In her interview, Rose shares her favorite ways to recover and prepare for the next season, with valuable insight about the ways her post-season looks different from her pre or in-season training. Check out the In the Spotlight section; I know that you will be inspired by Rose’s interview. As we wrap up this Olympic cycle and look towards the next, I reflect on all the uncertainty and changes that we have faced these past few years. I am proud of all the goals that our community of skaters have been able to achieve despite this, and I am truly excited to see what the next four years brings; with hard work and determination, I know you will be able to achieve whatever goals you set for yourself.
Sincerely,
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Table of Contents A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO SPORT SPECIFIC TRAINING
VOLUME 8
ISSUE 2
SPRING 2022
Online Skate Shopping? Think twice before double clicking
YOUR FAVOURITE BEIJING MOMENTS SMART FOOD HABITS 5 ways to refuel to recuperate
FLEXAFIT WORKOUT
ROSE THÉROUX
Photography by Christian Bonin
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Milestone athletes Starr Andrews, Vanessa Bauer, Jeffrey Buttle & Gabrielle Daleman share mental strengthtraining insight
ROSE THÉROUX The 15-year-old Skate Canada NextGen Team member and Junior Women’s competitor from Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Quebec talks training, goal-planning, nutrition and more…
www.figureskaterfitnessmag.com
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Masthead & Editor’s Letter Table of Contents
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THE IT LIST
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FITNESS INSIDER
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Youth Can’t Resist the Training Need an Energy Boost?
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FLEXAFIT WORKOUT
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INJURY PREVENTION
I mprove your double axels and jumps on solid ground with our step-by-step training
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Mind Your Muscle Recovery The Pitfalls of Online Skate Shopping
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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TRAIN THE MIND
Meet Rose Théroux. The 15-year-old Skate Canada, NextGen Team member and Junior Women’s competitor from Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Quebec talks training, goal-planning, nutrition and more… Tough Stuff
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NUTRITION INSIDER
Smart Food Habits
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STYLE
Eight Ways to Unwind
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SKATERS CORNER
Your Favourite Beijing Moments
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