The Importance of Off-Ice Workouts

In the midst of all of these amazing (and potentially unhealthy) holidays, now is a great time to realign our perspective and evaluate the purpose of our dryland workouts.

Off-ice workouts, also known as “dryland workouts” are a very unrated and often, under-appreciated activity. Its has been great to see so many different teams and programs allocate time for dryland training. However, its critical to understand some of the awesome benefits that establishing a sound dryland routine brings:

• Shifts our mental focus to “preparation mode.”
• Prepares our bodies for performance
• Minimizes injury
• Develops key motor skills and physical movement that builds the foundation for muscular growth and skilled athletic development.
• Phenomenal precursor to future strength training, not only for sports performance purposes, but for a well-rounded healthy lifestyle.