An Essential Part of Your Training!
Is Your Child Getting At Least 60 Minutes of Activity Per Day?
In addition to her figure skating credentials, Aimée has been certified by the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) as a Personal Trainer (CPT), Certified Nutritionist, and Youth Fitness Coach (YFC), Precision Nutrition Certificate in Exercise Nutrition (Pn1), International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA) as a Youth Fitness Specialist (YFS-1) and Youth Nutrition Specialist (YNS), Online Trainers Federation (OTF) as an Online Fitness Coach, and has studied skating specific training programs. Aimée's personal training certifications and figure skating expertise make her uniquely equipped to create off-ice training programs for skaters of all ages and levels.
SHAPE America recommends school-age children accumulate at least 60 minutes and up to several hours of physical activity per day. Each bout of physical activity should be followed by cool-down stretches that help reduce soreness and avoid injury. Regardless of your skater's goals on the ice, physical activity is critical for healthy children. Aimée can get your child moving!
The principle of specificity states that sports training should be relevant and appropriate to the sport for which the individual is training in order to produce the desired effect. So, in a sport such as skating that requires a wider set of skills, a training program may break down different components so you train specifically for each one. The primary goal of specificity of training is to condition the muscles that will be used in the activity. Over time, you will develop muscle memory for specific actions so you can perform them without having to concentrate on them.
Skaters of all levels can improve their skating skills by correcting musculoskeletal issues that limit their ability to perform certain elements. Aimée is able to perform skater fitness assessments to determine a skater's deficits and create the most efficient exercise program for each individual.
After performing an assessment, Aimée will make recommendations on the following:
- Off-Ice Warm-Ups
- Off-Ice Cool Downs/Stretching
- Complete Off-Ice Work Outs
- Discuss Nutrition and Healthy Choices
If a skater has never performed off-ice exercise before, the program will be designed so that it is easy for them to warm-up and cool down at every skating session, as well as do a complete work out several times a week. Skaters that are more experienced with off-ice fitness will be recommended a more challenging program.
The skater's progress will be monitored and the program will be adjusted according to the skater's progress as well as to periodize the training.
