Results For Category: "Circus"

February 4, 2017

Exercises every circus artist/athlete should do: single leg hip bridge

So, I spend most of my day looking at other people’s butts. Wait. That needs more context so it doesn’t sound incredibly…

January 20, 2017

Injury Prevention in Circus Arts: an approach we need to talk about more (part three)

[alert type=”info” close=”false”] If you’re just joining us, the rest of this rather lengthy explosion of thoughts can be found here: part…

January 12, 2017

Injury Prevention in Circus Arts: an approach we need to talk about more (part two)

[alert type=”info” close=”false”] In case you missed it, you can find part one here. [/alert] Functional movement represents the basic foundation for…

October 24, 2016

Women are awesome: reflections on the 2016 American Circus Educators Conference

At the beginning of this month, I was fortunate enough to spend an inspiring five days at the American Circus Educators Conference…

October 22, 2016

Check your Shoulders, Are They Cleared for Circus

This month’s post is about checking in with your shoulder placement for your overhead activities. Whether you are about to train aerials,…

May 20, 2016

Stretching: finally, some clarity

I’ve been sitting on this thought for months, so this post really is overdue. After all, the literature review was published way…

May 13, 2016

Stable Hips for Circus

One of the more common movement pattern limitations is the Active Straight Leg Raise (ASLR). In the Functional Movement Screen, this particular screen…

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Stretching: down the rabbit hole

What’s exciting to me about circus is that it has so much potential to be a journey of self-discovery. Everyone starts in…

January 24, 2016

Exercises Every Aerialist Should Do: the problem with the ‘hollow’ body

I have used it before in the past and I’ve worked with others who have used it. In certain circles, it’s quite…

December 23, 2015

Manifesto 2016: ch-ch-ch-changes

It’s been way too long since I’ve posted. It’s time for that to change. In fact, many things are changing and I’d…