In Figure Skating, Training to Music Can Make All the Difference

In figure skating, music is part of the routine, and it helpsathlete, every figure skater knows.
us capture the essence and the flow of the art. IfWith all this grueling pain, agony, and the setbacks that
done correctly it can wow the judges and the crowd,come with injury due to the fact that you are working
creating an emotional moment that no one will everunder extreme conditions and asking your body to do
forget. And boy does it look good on video and TV.things that human bodies were never designed for, it is
Still, figure skaters make it look easy in competition, butamazing how many great Olympic figure skaters
it is far from an easy sport. It takes years and yearscome from the United States and take top billing and
of training and practice to operate at that precisiongold medals and bring them back home.
level. It takes strong legs and strong muscles, the kindGetting through those years of practice isn't easy, but
of normal people don't even know exist.training to music can help. When a figure skater is in
Of course, every figure skater knows they exist,the zone they float across the ice as their bodies flow
because they ache after every practice andin perfect harmony with the music, it is a real and alive
sometimes when you go to bed at night your legshuman sculpture in motion, dancing to the music and
shake and you get muscle cramps and wake out of askating across the perfect ice. Gosh, I wish you could
deep sleep screaming and grabbing your leg, trying tounderstand the emotion, the feelings, the energy, the
bend your toes back to stop your calf muscles fromcrowds, the judges, the training, and of course the
ripping off the bone. That's something that the fansmusic. Please consider all this.
have ever seen and don't understand. But every