Article: Warming up prevents injury, decreases muscle tension, and improves your range of motion. Warm up for 5-10 minutes, or until you break a sweat. Once you've committed yourself to a skating career, you'll need to make skating a huge part of your lifestyle. Figure skaters need to know how to jump, glide, spin, stop, and skip. Work on balance, coordination, agility, flexibility, and speed. Focus on daily athletic training both on and off the ice. Athletes burn many calories and need to supply their bodies with healthy fuel to burn lean muscles. Always stay hydrated and never skip breakfast. Make sure you're getting enough calcium, iron, and Vitamin D. Avoid excess salt or sugar. Try juicing fruits and vegetables, grilling meat and fish, steaming vegetables, and adding seeds to cereal. Regularly consume lean proteins, whole-grain carbs, and other foods that will boost your immunity. Understanding rhythm and choreography is part of figure skating professionally. Choose music that reflects your personality but also conforms to the musical selection rules of the event you're preparing for. Young skaters should get at least 10 hours of sleep at night. Your body needs time to recover and refresh both physically and mentally. Besides classes on the ice, figure skaters are often active in other areas which improve choreography and conditioning, such as ballet or jazz lessons. Yoga and core work can help you improve your balance. Pilates utilizes core work and balance techniques, as well as stretching. Ice skaters fall down frequently - it comes with the territory. A good coach can instruct you on how to manage falls. Hard falls can cause injuries. Even minor injuries should be treated to lessen the chances of developing into more severe chronic problems.
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Stretch before and after every workout. Train regularly. Maintain a healthy diet. Practice skating to the beat of the music. Don't skimp on sleep. Enroll in supplemental classes. Learn how to manage falling.