TRIA physical therapist, Meredith Bassett, and HealthPartners athletic trainer, Dani Benson, presented a variety of exercises for figure skaters for the U.S. Figure Skating Championship. They presented a stretching series, dynamic warm-up routine, and a muscle activation series that benefit figure skaters. 

Stretching series for figure skaters

• Standing hip flexor stretch
• Standing hamstring stretch
• Standing figure 4 piriformis stretch

Dynamic warm-up routine for figure skaters

• Toy soldiers
• Walking quad stretching
• Walking hip openers

Muscle activation series for figure skaters

• Single leg deadlift/balance
• Jump squats or jump lunges or star jumps
• Skipping
• Rotation jumps