Results For Category: "Flying Trapeze"

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On Leaving Flying

I probably never told you about the time that I said ‘Nope‘ to a world renowned flying trapeze catcher. Well, unless of course you were one of my flying trapeze...
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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 back in January and it’s already May. Remember...
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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 reflects the ability to raise one leg while...
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Standing on the shoulders of giants | A tribute to Bob Christians

On Monday, I heard the news of the passing of Bob Christians and though I never had the pleasure of meeting him, my life has been impacted by him in...
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What’s On Your Preflight Checklist?

Before pilots take their planes into the air, they run through a preflight checklist. The basic—yet critical—premise is that it’s better to check the condition of the plane on the...
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Exercises Every Aerialist Should Do, part two: thoracic mobility

You know, there’s a piece to this expanding and wonderfully complex puzzle that is the healthy flyer/aerialist/circus artist that has been nagging at me for the past couple of months...
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