Frisbee on Ice Training in Freezing Temperatures
Rob and Jill got out for some early morning training in the frigid (-15C) temperatures at Bowness Lagoon. One of Rob’s throws came down too sleep and landed on the ice vertically, instantly exploding.
Rob McLeod
Rob McLeod, widely recognized as Frisbee Rob, is a passionate advocate for youth development, healthy screen habits, and physical literacy.
As a motivational speaker, Rob has visited more than 600 schools and spoken to over 200,000 kids in the last decade, sharing powerful messages about the importance of balancing technology use with active, engaged living.
Featured in the 2024, 2015, and 2014 Guinness World Records books, Rob holds 13 Guinness World Records and the Canadian Distance Record in flying disc sports. He uses these achievements to inspire resilience, personal growth, and leadership in people of all ages.
Glute Activation and Movement Patterns
I first heard about Pilates about 15 years ago when I bought a Jennifer Kries Pilates dvd. There is a great stretching routine that I’ve done off and on over the years and every time I’m consistent with the routine,…
We Need to do Better for the Kids
Today was a great day because I spent it speaking to kids and teaching frisbee. The kids were in Kindergarten to Grade 6 including a class with autistic students. I gave my Unplugg’d challenge during the morning assembly and there…
Ice Castles and Frisbee on Ice
Today was my first on-ice session at Hawrelak Park since I broke two Guinness World Records at the 2015 Silver Skate Festival on February 14, 2015. The ice was a little rough but overall really good! There weren’t any cracks…
Speed Skater Gym Workout Day 2
Today was another gym session because it’s too warm to skate so I took full advantage by doing the Day 2 workout from
Hockey Skates or Figure Skates?
Growing up as a figure skater and later getting into hockey, I’ve been skating for pretty much my entire life. I also raced a figure skater when I was in grade 12. At the time I was playing on the…
Bittersweet Training Day
Today was a bittersweet day. A few days ago, my favourite uncle passed away and the initial shock wore off today so I was very emotional before training. He was a big supporter and believer of me and I’m so…
Random Encounters During Frisbee on Ice Training
During training, we met Mike, a resident of Calgary, who first played frisbee 40 years ago in California! It was his first time out of the house in 4 weeks so we were really glad that we were able to…
Speed Skater Gym Workout Day 1
I took the day off from on ice training and instead went to the gym to get in a speed skater workout. My on ice training sessions are going great but my legs are starting to fatigue so with less…
Teaching Others How to Skate
I had another great training day on ice! But something I observed today is that a lot of people don’t know how to teach their kids how to skate – either for lack of skill or lack of teaching ability.…