How do you prevent yourself from getting dizzy when you do spins?

Question

Like when you do the spins or spirals or stuff, how can you avoid getting dizzy? Is there a technique or something?

Answer 1

After so much spinning - overtime skaters get desensitized to getting dizzy (your eyes and inner ears just get used to it by continual practice)!! It's not so much that they get dizzy during the spins, but upon exiting the spins (when the spinning motion stops)!  

If anything, the head and eyes are kept still, looking forward.  But there can be different head positions depending on the spin (the head can be lower for a camel spin, or the head can be totally up for a layback or headless spin).

Figure skaters do not spot like dancers.

"Ears, Eyes, and RPM's - Spinning and Dizziness" Pgs-3-6

(technical reading with lots of insight, if you have a chance!)

http://web.mit.edu/skatingclub/old-www-S...

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

i heard that you just get used to that with much practice.

maybe it could also help to close your eyes.

Answer 3

Take a high dosage of dihydrogen monoxide beforehand

Answer 4

Practice!

Answer 5

I stopped getting dizzy overtime and lots of practice

Answer 6

slowly build up to  spinning really fast and long

Answer 7

u cant, u just hafta keep practicing and get used to it.

Answer 8

ALWAYS CLOSE YOUR EYES AND THROW UP DUH I DO THAT ALL THE TIME IT REALLY DOES WORK HOPE I HELPED =D

Answer 9

always look straight ahead of you. DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES! if you do get dizzy, do lunges all the way across the rink

Answer 10

try to look at one thing when u spin each time u spin look at a sertane object. that keeps me from getting dizzie