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A ~25-minute off-ice session to build leg drive, balance, and sweeping endurance for curling.
Intermediate Curling Off-Ice Routine
A ~25-minute off-ice session to build leg drive, balance, and sweeping endurance for curling.
Warm-Up
6 minutes. Raise core temperature and open hips/ankles for stable sliding positions.
How to
A full-body cardio move that trains coordination, calves, shoulders, and hips.
- Stand tall with feet together and arms at your sides.
- Jump your feet out as you raise your arms overhead.
- Jump your feet back together as you lower your arms.
- Repeat at a steady pace, landing softly each time.
- Stay light on your toes
- Keep your chest tall
- Landing hard with locked knees
- Letting your arms swing out of control
How to
A dynamic leg swing that warms up your hips, hamstrings, and glutes while challenging balance.
- Stand tall and hold a wall or rail for light support if needed.
- Lift one leg slightly off the floor with a soft knee.
- Swing it forward and back with control.
- Set it down, then switch legs on the next rep.
- Keep your torso tall.
- Swing from the hip, not the low back.
- Leaning back as the leg swings forward.
- Forcing the range of motion.
How to
A dynamic lunge stretch that opens your hips, hamstrings, and upper back as you alternate sides.
- Start in a high plank with hands under shoulders.
- Step your right foot outside your right hand.
- Drop your hips, then rotate your right arm up toward the ceiling.
- Place your hand down and step back to plank.
- Repeat on the left side, alternating sides each rep.
- Keep your front foot flat.
- Reach long through your top hand.
- Letting your front heel lift off the floor.
- Rushing the rotation without control.
How to
A dynamic leg swing that warms up your hips, hamstrings, and glutes while challenging balance.
- Stand tall and hold a wall or rail for light support if needed.
- Lift one leg slightly off the floor with a soft knee.
- Swing it forward and back with control.
- Set it down, then switch legs on the next rep.
- Keep your torso tall.
- Swing from the hip, not the low back.
- Leaning back as the leg swings forward.
- Forcing the range of motion.
How to
A full-body cardio move that trains coordination, calves, shoulders, and hips.
- Stand tall with feet together and arms at your sides.
- Jump your feet out as you raise your arms overhead.
- Jump your feet back together as you lower your arms.
- Repeat at a steady pace, landing softly each time.
- Stay light on your toes
- Keep your chest tall
- Landing hard with locked knees
- Letting your arms swing out of control
Circuit A
Strength and balance focus. Controlled tempo. For step-ups, drive through the whole foot and stand tall at the top.
How to
An isometric squat hold against a wall that trains your quads, glutes, and endurance.
- Stand with your back against a wall and feet hip-width apart.
- Walk your feet forward and slide down until your thighs are near parallel.
- Keep your back on the wall and knees over your ankles.
- Hold the position and breathe steadily.
- Stand up by pressing through your feet when finished.
- Keep your chest tall
- Press your back into the wall
- Letting your knees cave inward
- Holding your breath
How to
A side lunge that trains your quads, glutes, and inner thighs while challenging control.
- Stand tall with feet hip-width apart and toes forward.
- Step one foot out to the side, keeping both feet flat.
- Bend the stepping knee and send your hips back.
- Push through the bent leg to return to standing.
- Finish your reps, then switch sides.
- Keep your chest lifted.
- Keep the straight leg long.
- Letting the bent knee cave inward.
- Rounding your back as you lower.
How to
A single-leg climb onto a step that trains your quads, glutes, and balance.
- Stand facing a sturdy step with one foot fully on top.
- Lean slightly forward and drive through the front foot to stand up.
- Bring your back foot onto the step with control.
- Step back down with the same back foot, then lower the front foot.
- Finish your reps, then switch legs.
- Keep your chest tall
- Drive through your whole front foot
- Pushing off too much with the back foot
- Letting your front knee cave inward
How to
A one-leg bridge that trains your glutes and hamstrings while challenging hip control.
- Lie on your back with one knee bent and the other leg lifted.
- Brace your core and press the planted foot into the floor.
- Lift your hips until your body forms a straight line.
- Lower your hips with control back to the floor.
- Finish your reps, then switch legs.
- Keep your hips level.
- Drive through your heel.
- Letting one hip drop as you lift.
- Arching your lower back at the top.
Circuit B
Core, upper back, and conditioning focus. Stay braced on side planks; pull elbows back on rows; keep mountain climbers crisp.
How to
A side hold that trains your obliques, hips, and shoulder stability.
- Lie on one side with your elbow under your shoulder and legs stacked.
- Lift your hips until your body forms a straight line.
- Hold the position and breathe steadily.
- Lower your hips with control.
- Finish your hold, then switch sides.
- Keep your hips stacked
- Press the floor away
- Letting your hips sag
- Rolling your chest toward the floor
How to
A band pulling exercise that trains your upper back, shoulders, and arms.
- Anchor the band at chest height and hold one end in each hand.
- Step back until the band is tight, with arms straight.
- Pull your elbows back and squeeze your shoulder blades.
- Pause briefly, then straighten your arms with control.
- Repeat for all reps.
- Keep your chest tall.
- Pull elbows close to your sides.
- Shrugging your shoulders as you pull.
- Leaning back to move the band.
How to
A fast plank move that trains your core, shoulders, and hip flexors.
- Start in a high plank with hands under shoulders and legs straight.
- Brace your core and keep your body in a straight line.
- Drive one knee toward your chest, then quickly step it back.
- Alternate knees at a steady pace for the set.
- Keep your hips low
- Push the floor away
- Letting your hips bounce high
- Dropping your head or rounding your shoulders
Cool-Down
3 minutes. Downshift breathing and restore hips and back after lateral work.
How to
A kneeling rest stretch that relaxes your back, hips, and shoulders while you breathe.
- Kneel with your big toes together and knees apart.
- Sit your hips back toward your heels.
- Reach your arms forward and lower your chest to the floor.
- Rest your forehead down and relax your neck.
- Hold the stretch and breathe slowly.
- Let your hips sink back
- Keep your neck relaxed
- Forcing your hips down
- Holding your breath
How to
A kneeling stretch for the front of your hip. It targets the hip flexors on one side at a time.
- Kneel with one foot forward and the other knee on the floor.
- Tuck your hips slightly and stand tall through your chest.
- Shift your hips forward until you feel a stretch in the back-leg hip.
- Hold and breathe slowly without bouncing.
- Release gently, then switch sides.
- Keep your ribs stacked over your hips
- Squeeze the back-leg glute lightly
- Arching your lower back to go deeper
- Bouncing in the stretch
Leg Drive & Lateral Power Selection
Wall sits and lateral lunges directly train the isometric quad endurance and frontal-plane hip strength that power your delivery stance and release. Single-leg glute bridges isolate the posterior chain unilaterally, mirroring the asymmetrical push-off mechanics your sliding foot demands at the hack.
What Curling Actually Costs Your Body
Curling's hidden physical tax is sustained low-position isometric loading on the quads and hip stabilizers, combined with explosive rotational sweeping that spikes heart rate unpredictably. Your balance leg absorbs repeated lateral force during delivery, making hip abductor fatigue a primary performance limiter that most off-ice programs completely ignore.
Density Training for a 25-Minute Window
This session sequences compound stability work—step-ups into single-leg bridges—before introducing cardiovascular load via mountain climbers, matching the metabolic pattern of an end's physical demand curve. To personalize progression, increase wall sit duration by five seconds each week before adding resistance to the band row, keeping joint integrity ahead of load.