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FIGURE SKATER FITNESS FITNESS INSIDER OCTOBER 2018 Table of Contents  ON THE COVER Amber Glenn, photography courtesy of Amber Glenn PAGE 3 Masthead & Editor’s Letter PAGE 4 Contributors PAGE 6 Table of Contents The Flexafit workout has made me a better athlete because: PAGE 7   NEW! THE IT LIST PAGE 11   FITNESS INSIDER PAGE 12 Power Housed PAGE 14 Skip the Pre-season PAGE 17 FITNESS INSIDER WORKOUT With a NEW! ONE-MOVE WORKOUT PAGE 18 Off-Ice Jump Flexafit Exercises Maggie Chen, 20 I skate at: The Varsity Blues Figure Skating Club at the University of Toronto. My proudest figure skating moment was: INJURY PREVENTION PAGE 28 PAGE 30 Stay Strong and Skate On Muscle Matters When I started to help my brother, who’s 11 years younger than me, learn to figure skate. PAGE 33 IN THE SPOTLIGHT The most challenging element for me is: PAGE 39 TRAIN THE MIND PAGE 40 Grace Under Pressure PAGE 43 NUTRITION INSIDER PAGE 44 Shake it Up PAGE 49 STYLE PAGE 50 PAGE 52 Colour Confident Game Face PAGE 54 SKATERS CORNER How Competitive Are You? My favourite workout song is: My coaches are: I respect them because: Despacito by Luis Fonsi. PAGE 27 Amber Glenn is the 18-year-old skater you need to know about. She’s a risk taker, a skate warrior and one of our favourite up-and-coming Senior Ladies competitors 6 The workouts are sport specific and this has helped with developing fast twitch muscles and strengthening my core. An outside edge spread eagle. My hips are not naturally turned out and it was always something I couldn’t do. Pat te Boekhorst. Ashley Hui and They are very organized and make sure we are physically prepared and fully ready before each competition. Feeling prepared: Helped increase my confidence, which makes me perform better. I like to read: Figure Skater Fitness’ Injury Prevention section. As I get older my body is more injury prone, so strengthening and injury prevention have become a crucial part of my training. NEW THE IT LIST Your go-to, must-read resource. In every issue, we give you a sneak peek inside a skater’s life (meet Maggie Chen!), top skating events, inside information, playlist worthy music and so much more. figureskaterfitnessmag.com 7