Overhead athletes tend to have the biggest problems with shoulder pain because they’re constantly putting pressure on the very complex shoulder joint. Overhead sports include baseball, tennis, volleyball, handball, and other activities where participants regularly throw or hit. Sometimes these shoulder injuries cause nothing more than mild, occasional pain. Other times they can lead to serious problems requiring surgery. Even the mildest shoulder pain should be treated with care, as it’s usually ...
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Contorting With The Captivating Dani Winks
Today we are chatting with Dani Winks a contortionist specializing in extreme back flexibility based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From a young age Dani could be found hiding in lockers or roll-on suitcases, but has since graduated into contorting into a much more exciting array of spaces! Vanessa: Hi Dani, thank you for taking the time to chat with me today, I know I am excited to meet with you and I bet the readers here at Jadore Vanessa are too. I have seen so many great backbends ...
5 Best Vastus Lateralis Stretches
The Vastus Lateralis is the outer quadricep that runs laterally along the thigh. It is part of a larger group of muscles known as the quadriceps. These muscles are the Rectus Femoris, Vastus Intermedius, Vastus Lateralis, and Vastus Medialis. It is one of the most illusive areas when it comes to stretching. Lucky for you we have done all the hard work so that you can sit back relax and follow along with the Vastus Lateralis stretches below. Function of the Vastus Lateralis The ...
100 Days Of Contortion Challenge
Aerial has always been a passion of mine, after training for a few years I noticed the big difference in the drama of the moves was not just the skill level of the artist a major factor was the level of flexibility. I have been naturally flexible my whole life but not circus flexible. They are two very different things. With that being said I did have to work hard to get my splits and over splits just like everyone else. As a yoga a flexibility teacher I never really had my own practice. ...
Bad Aerial Advice
Being in the aerial industry for several years now I have heard some shocking aerial advice. After writing about aerial rigging and safety it came across my mind that it's important to know what bad advice is! Why? So we don't take it. We look up to our instructors but they may not always advise us to the right or safe action. Here are a few advice shockers. If your teachers tell you to do any of the below head for the hills! I remember being told when I first started silks to: Grab a ...
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