5 Mobility Exercises to Improve Your Skating Stride

5 Mobility Exercises to Improve Your Skating Stride

A stride in hockey is a very complex movement that incorporates range of motion, strength, power and balance all with perfect timing. If one area is weak or compromised, a skater will never reach his or her potential. I had the pleasure of working with the legendary...

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Health and Fitness Tips During the Pandemic

Health and Fitness Tips During the Pandemic

As part of the rules of social distancing to fight off the outbreak of Covid-19, we shudder ourselves in our homes. The stress and the worry may lead us into unhealthy habits in other ways. We may look to comfort foods to make ourselves feel better. We may snack more...

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Meal Planning

Meal Planning

So you live at a health spa with your own personal chef. You lucky duck, you. For everyone else… eating well isn’t a freebie. It doesn't happen by accident. It requires a plan. Eating well is a daily challenge. You have to make it happen with a little anticipation and...

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Training for Roller Hockey vs Ice Hockey

Training for Roller Hockey vs Ice Hockey

Roller hockey can seem very similar to ice hockey at times, but can also seem vastly different. Roller hockey typically has less players on a team than ice and only four skaters on each side during play. One would think, less players would mean shorter shifts on the...

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Planning Your Off Season

Planning Your Off Season

As the hockey season winds down and off season kicks into high gear, this is the time to plan out the coming months to allow for rest, recovery, proper training on and off the ice and preparation for the upcoming season. This can be an overwhelming task as the season...

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Exercise of the Month

Exercise of the Month

A progression to a normal walking lunge, this variation works on shoulder and core stability in addition to lower body strength. To perform, grab a light weight and find some space to walk. Hold the weight in one hand and keep it pressed straight overhead. Keeping the...

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Strength Training When is it Safe to Start?

Strength Training When is it Safe to Start?

It’s the age old question. When is it safe to start strength training? Let’s start with the difference between strength training and weight lifting. In my opinion, weight lifting is just one aspect of strength training. Weight lifting can mean a wide variety of...

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Key Training Tips for the Post Season

Key Training Tips for the Post Season

As the season begins to wind down and playoffs are around the corner, it’s time to take a look at your training and recovery program and see if you need to modify it. The season can be very demanding on athletes with practices, lessons, games, tournaments, travel and...

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