FLEXAFIT Figure Skater Fitness - February 2022

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REACH NEW HEIGHTS February newsletter

The Winter Olympics are nally here! And the Beijing Games are

NATHAN CHEN, 2022

anything but boring! 15 events across 7 di erent sports, you can’t

BEIJING WINTER

help but be drawn into the fun and excitement of winter sports! I mean, how often do you get to watch fully grown adults launch themselves down an icy slide solely holding onto a metal sled, while laying down head rst? For me, it only happens every 4 year, maybe I should look into watching Skeleton more often? Nevertheless, I digress, and hope that regardless of the sports you choose to indulge

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OLYMPICS MENS FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION, Getty Images


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in, no one can deny the amount of coverage and interest that was attached to gure skating this year. Nathan Chen skated 4 nearly awless performances and completed upwards of 85 revolutions in the air throughout his 4 programs. However, his success in these games come as an improvement from his performances 4 years ago in Peyongchang where he was unable to live up to the expectations for his rst Olympics appearance. In 2018, Chen skated a disastrous short program, with a fall on his quad lutz that left in his 17th place, putting entirely out of medal contention. He came back for his free with a nearly awless skate that rocketed him up to 5th place. That ability to come back from a less than desirable skate gave Chen the needed push to work harder and smarter for 2022. He then spent the next 4 years of his life working on a sport that he loves, began his Ivy League education at Yale University, and put more of his focus on both his physical and mental health. Fortunately for him, his hard work payed off just in time for his second trip to the Olympics where did nothing short of impress everyone watching in the stands and at home all over the world. His free skate performance to selections from Elton John biopic, “Rocketman”, was equal parts elegant, athletic, and downright invigorating. He spent 4 minutes giving everyone a show and his own depiction of what Chen showed us that he is not only a literal quad machine, but he is graceful, entertaining, and absolutely irrevocably, the complete embodiment of what an Olympic champion is.

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NATHAN CHEN, 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS MENS FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION, Getty Images


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What’s new? Here at FLEXAFIT as always we have some new and exciting updates. No time to attend live online classes with us? - No problem!

OUR NEW VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE! Check out our brand new subscription service. You can now access exciting and always fun videos at your convenience! Our high quality, easy to follow video collection is added to weekly; your training will never be boring!

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Flexibility is crucial for every skater not only to do beautiful movements but also to allow for maximum range of motion in the joints for explosive power. All exibility sessions are based on various training methods to improve splits, ystands, hips and back exibility for biellmans. Skaters follow a structured plan based on 3 Pillars to Ultimate Flexibility Each class is broken down into: ALIGNMENT JOINT MOBILITY LENGTHENING

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Live, interactive Flexibility classes have are a part of our regular schedule speci cally to cater to after school within Ontario but also easily accessible for those whose time zones allows it as well. We are always adding classes based on demand, so don’t be shy and email us with time and class type requests, we really do listen and accommodate as much as we can - book@ exa t.com All Levels Flexibility Classes Mondays 7:00 PM EST Tuesdays 8:00 PM EST Sundays 12:45 PM EST Check out our schedule here:

Come and join us for our next Level 1 FLEXAFIT Certi cation Course! This term is running February 25-27 2022 and it’s not too late to sign up! For more details email book@ exa t.com.

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Keep your eyes out for.... TRAIN WITH THE BEST COMING IN JUNE 2022! What an amazing event this will be! Skaters will have second to none on ice and off ice training from our very own Signe Ronka, joined by Frank Caroll, Chris Conte. Skaters attending 2022 Train with the Best Elite Summer Camp will have the opportunity to book 20 minute private lessons with Frank Carroll, Chris Conte and Signe Ronka along with NSA's elite coaching team. This challenging week will no doubt bring about some incredible results in attending skaters. You could be one of them!

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