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Fit to Play™ & Perform DVDs

Carl Petersen (former Canadian Olympic Ski Team physiotherapist & fitness coach) and tennis coach/exercise model Nina Nittinger have teamed up to release these exciting training DVDs to accompany their book Fit to Play Tennis: High Performance Training Tips.

Fit to Play™ & Perform — Core Stability Series

These DVDs include dynamic and functional exercises that can be used for anything from treatment to training. This well-balanced multi-core strength program includes basework and bridging, lower core and legs, upper core and arms, and exercises to connect your upper and lower cores. This comprehensive series is useful for athletes of all ages and includes a high performance warm-up as well as stretching guidelines.

Buy all 4 DVDs and save! USRSA member $70.00 Non-member $80.00 Fit to Play book

Fit to Play™ & Perform: Core Stability 1 — Basework & Bridging

Are you looking for innovative exercises to enhance your training routine and challenge your core stability in three dimensions and multiple planes and movement? This DVD focuses on exercises in lying, supine, prone, quadruped, and seated bridge positions to form the foundation of your core stability training. The exercises are practical, versatile, and can be done anywhere with minimal equipment. This comprehensive DVD offers the user a practical, hands-on approach using balance equipment, elastic resistance, physio balls, and much more to provide functional core stability training appropriate for multiple activities and sports. Useful for active people and athletes of all ages.

Core Stability 1 USRSA member $19.95 Non-member $23.95 View video sample

Fit to Play™ & Perform: Core Stability 2 — Lower Core & Legs

Improve your three dimensional core stability by connecting the lower core and legs with functional exercises that work on the muscle slings in closed and partially-closed kinetic chain movements. Functional core stability training with a physio ball, balance equipment, medicine ball, and stretch bands strengthens the lower core and legs in all planes of motion. This ensures optimal recruitment, balance, timing, deceleration control, performance, and injury prevention. These exercises are versatile, practical, transportable, and affordable. This DVD is appropriate for multiple activities and sports and can be used by active people and athletes of all ages.

Core Stability 2 USRSA member $19.95 Non-member $23.95 View video sample

Fit to Play™ & Perform: Core Stability 3 — Upper Core & Arms

Improve the strength and stability of your upper core and arms with functional exercises that connect the muscle slings in closed and partially-closed kinetic chain movements. Functional upper core stability training with stretch bands, resistance equipment, physio ball, balance equipment, and medicine balls builds strength and stability in numerous planes of motion. This ensures optimal recruitment of muscles for scapula and shoulder stability, deceleration control of the posterior muscles, and helps prevent injuries. These exercises are versatile, practical, transportable, and affordable. This DVD is appropriate for multiple sports and can be used by active individuals and athletes of all ages.

Core Stability 3 USRSA member $19.95 Non-member $23.95 View video sample

Fit to Play™ & Perform — Agility, Balance, & Coordination Drills

Agility, balance, and coordination training are beneficial to athletes in every sport. This innovative DVD offers dozens of drills to challenge footwork, improve multi-directional quickness, decrease reaction time, and develop explosive power to enhance sports performance. This comprehensive DVD is applicable for athletes of all ages. DVD Chapters include: Dynamic Warm-up Fast Feet Drills Reaction Drills Competition Drills Balance Exercises Hopping and Bouncing Drills

Drills USRSA member $19.95 Non-member $23.95 View video sample