Local hockey stars turn to Prince Albert gym for offseason training

“The biggest challenge is getting them to eat, getting them to see the difference,” Fehr said. “Most people don’t understand that it’s calorie intake versus calorie outtake. They don’t understand when they’re bike riding with their friends, they’re burning calories. When they’re playing basketball or wake surfing, doing all the fun summer activities, they’re burning calories above and beyond their workouts.”

For hockey players specifically, the watchword is explosiveness. No matter how big or strong they get, they must not lose their ability to accelerate or change speeds on a dime.

“Dynamic warm-ups, stretching routines, sport-specific enhancement range of motion, everything from box jumps to one-legged drills that amplify what they’re doing,” Fehr said. “Ladder work, footwork, running, slide-board stuff… it depends on their actual position, but when it comes to explosiveness there are a million different scenarios we put together.”

Fehr’s clients include WHL players like Regina Pats sniper Tanner Howe and she feels pride in their on-ice accomplishments. When asked about those, however, her focus quickly turned to things that are important off-ice.

“All the people I work with are, number one, the most amazing humans,” said Fehr. “They are respectful, they are kind, they say yes ma’am or yes sir, they’re here 10 minutes early before their workout, and they do what we ask them to do, whether it’s at home getting enough rest or getting their downtime.”

Fehr added her students need to be people far longer than they need to be hockey players, and still need to be physically fit and the right kind of person well beyond their athletic careers.

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by Rob Mahon

Local hockey stars turn to Prince Albert gym for offseason training

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