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...
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...
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...
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...
The Power of Antioxidants
With many athletes currently in isolation due to COVID-19, helping them adjust their nutrition — including adding antioxidants — is key. Now that we are basically on lock down, I’m trying to catch up on all the reading and education I’ve been unable to get done in the...
Compete Offers Online and Virtual Training and Rehab Programs
Our online and virtual sessions goal is to navigate you through a personalized training or rehab program when you are unable to meet with our staff in person. Compete is now offering sports performance, personal training, and sports rehab programs that fit your...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Consistency of Training
A common question we come across in the fitness industry is "how long do I need to train/exercise to reach my goal/see improvements?" Whether the goal is returning to play from an injury, getting faster or more explosive in a sport, or losing weight, most people want...
Exercise of the Month
The Nordic Hamstring Curl The Nordic hamstring curl is an advanced hamstring exercise aimed at strengthening the hamstrings in their lengthened state. Most hamstring injuries occur while they are stretched in sprinting or explosive jumping activities. The goal of this...