Ice Dynamics® Training Programs – Choose the Track that’s right for you!
Ice Dynamics® Programs are effective and systematic off-ice training plans for figure skaters that provide a full-year of off-ice workouts, right from your phone, that effectively match the changing on-ice demands during the year.
- Ice Dynamics® ELITE TRACK – Full Year
Who is this Track for?
High and middle level skaters, typically Novice-Senior / Silver-Gold
Days/Week of Training
5 days / week
Workout Duration
Approx 40 minutes
Flexibility Duration
Approx 30-35 minutes
Explanation of Workouts
Workouts incorporate challenging exercises to improve strength, power, stamina, agility and balance.
- Ice Dynamics® COMPETITIVE TRACK – Full Year
Who is this Track for?
Middle level skaters, typically Juvenile-Junior / Bronze-Pre Gold
Days/Week of Training
4 days / week
Workout Duration
Approx 30 minutes
Flexibility Duration
Approx 30-35 minutes
Explanation of Workouts
Workouts incorporate a blend of foundational and advanced exercises to improve strength, power, stamina, agility and balance.
- Ice Dynamics® JUNIOR COMPETITIVE TRACK – Full Year
Who is this Track for?
Middle & lower level skaters, typically Preliminary-Juvenile / Preliminary-Bronze
Days/Week of Training
3 or 4 days / week
Workout Duration
Approx 30 minutes
Flexibility Duration
Approx 25-30 minutes
Explanation of Workouts
Workouts use mostly foundational exercises to teach the basics of off-ice training with a focus on strength, power, stamina, agility and balance.
About Kat
Kat Arbour, PhD, CSCS, saw the need for comprehensive fitness training for figure skaters to reduce injuries and improve conditioning and performance. From this, she founded Ice Dynamics® in 1996, a conditioning program for skaters that fit the niche by blending her multifaceted background of exercise science (Masters), physical therapy (Masters) and biomechanics (PhD) with her first-hand experience of competitive figure skating where she holds Gold Test medals in Figures, Freestyle and Dance. Her combined academic education and figure skating knowledge gave her the necessary tools to conceptualize, develop and implement off-ice training programs aimed at peak performance for skaters at every competitive level, from beginner through elite. This Ice Dynamics® app is the next progression in making off-ice conditioning available to skaters everywhere. Over the years she has presented at national and international conferences and in 2006 won the Olympic Training Center’s Doc Councilman’s Coach of the Year award.
Connect with Kat
kat.icedynamics@gmail.com