Stretching
27 Feb
Well now I have re-learned all of levels 1-4 (whether or not I remember them is another thing). From here on it’s all business. Working out stretches, learning how to teach, choreographing, etc.
My teacher gave us some literature regarding teaching and warmups which is really interesting. I also found a good article about stretching that I’ve had for a while and use myself at home. The more I read about stretching the more I realise how important it is to stretch the right things in the right way in the right order. Order is almost as important as correctness. For example, you should make sure your calf muscles are stretched before stretching hamstrings as they are related. Lots of muscles are either grouped together or act as balances for each other and over-stretching one set may either cause damage or imbalance in other areas.
Also you:
That’s a lot to think about when designing a warmup/stretch routine. Especially for beginners because they don’t have the strength or fitness to do many things like rises, flat back positions, exercises requiring balance, etc.
Of course there’s also another side to good stretching and that’s providing them with the correct nutrients from foods, and proper breathing. I am trying to remember the breathing thing. I’m also loosely following a “6 Weeks to Superhealth” book in order to eat the right foods in the right balance for good health. I’ve avoided cane sugar all week (chocolate and ice-cream are my weaknesses), eaten vegetables every day, red meat only one day and I’ve increased my fish intake. I’ve also improved my breakfast habit by making a smoothy of skim milk, banana, Bio-Dynamic Yogurth, LSA (Linseed, Soy and Almond), Flaxseed oil and another piece of fruit (plum / nectarine). Yum yum. It’s a good setup for the day. I just have to remember drink more water now at work, I tend to forget to drink…
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