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Anywhere Skater Warm-Up

We created this warm-up for figure skaters to use before any fitness or practice session, anywhere - whether you're doing an at-home...

Perform at Your Best By Choice Rather Than By Chance

Popular sport psychology states 4 characteristics of a successful athlete: Physical ability Physical training Mental training...

Meditation—It’s Not What You Think

Photo Credit: Garrett Kling Meditation cultivates the ability for a skater to get “in the zone”—that golden mental state, often also...

Create More Best Moments

Photo Credit: Stephan Potopnyk Knowing some of the behaviours and actions that brought you to your best moments will allow you to create...

Skating in Spotlights

All photos by Chris Robart If you’ve ever been in Toronto near the end of summer, you’ve likely heard of the Canadian National Exhibition...

Energy Deficiency and Performance in Female Athletes

*I wrote this article for Figure Skater Fitness Magazine, published: July 2016, Vol. 2 issue 3. An athlete’s optimal performance is...

Balancing Act: Navigating The Off-Season Trajectory

Spring training is coming to an end and summer training is just around the corner, meaning you’ll be adding more load to your off-ice...

Goal Setting is Not About Pursuing Happiness

Most of us are familiar with “the pursuit of happiness" from numerous films, books, and songs that have adopted this phrase as their...

Essential Oils for Performance Enhancement

The 2016-17 competitive skating season has come to its end with the completion of the World Figure Skating Championships in Finland. As...

Slow Down, Your Time is NOW

Do you ever feel like you have so many things on the go at once that it becomes overwhelming to make sure that you’re giving enough...