Are your shoulders ready for hanging shrugs?
The following builds on a recent online discussion about the hanging shoulder shrug warm-up exercise. It began—as many things do—with a post from Liz Cooper. Like Liz, I, too, have …
Anatomy of the Shoulder: from structure to function
In the world of circus arts education, it is taken as a given that an understanding of anatomy is important. I couldn’t agree more. For the past nine weeks (ten …
Exercises Every Circus Artist/Athlete Should Do: Bear Crawls
In case you missed it on Instagram…before I accidentally deleted it, here’s another installment of “Exercises Every Circus Artist/Athlete Should Do”. In fact, I would like to add sideways crawls …
My Movement Check-Up: Pain and the Magic of Movement
There were a handful of things about how my body was feeling that prompted my return to physical therapy—but I would not describe any of them as injuries. My shoulder …
Two Exercises, plus progressions, that Strengthen your Shoulder Stabilizers
There are of course more than just two exercises that strengthen your shoulder stabilizing muscles, but I wanted to focus on these two in this blog post as they are great …