Flexibility - What you didn't know but wish you did! - a podcast by Michele Pink

A big part of our sport relies and achieving a reasonable level of flexibility with our pupils. We have all coached pupils that come to class and are naturally flexible and can do whatever you ask; then some don’t seem to improve.

For many of us we wonder whether it is genetics, it is physiological, are they not doing enough work at home to improve between classes. What can we do differently to help getter better results?

Today we are fortunate to be chatting to Lisa Howell from the Ballet Blog. Lisa Howell is a dance physiotherapist, author, speaker and creator of this Ballet Blog which has revolutionized how dancers think about their bodies, injuries and performance enhancement.

She is well respected both nationally and internationally for her work with young dancers, professional dancers and dance teachers. She works closely with some of Australia’s top Dance Medicine Specialists, and he has lectured throughout Europe, The United Kingdom, The United States and Australasia on Dance Anatomy, Injury Prevention, Recovery and Performance Enhancement. She has also been a guest at the annual IADMS conference which is an international group of dance professionals aiming to enhance the health, well-being, training, and performance of dancers by cultivating educational, medical, and scientific excellence.

In this podcast, we delve into the depths of understanding flexibility and how to improve it. We look not about stretching but the mind-body connection, hydration and even nutrition. Lisa believes flexibility is something that all pupils can achieve if they know how. Lisa is passionate about educating dance teachers so we can correctly identify what the issue is and put in place the correct methods to fix it. However be prepared to learn new ideas, be open to question what you have always done and be brave enough to challenge yourself to look at how to do things differently.

In this podcast, you will find out everything you didn’t know about flexibility but wish you had 20 years ago. So, sit back, or put your earphones in and head out for a powerwalk. This is one podcast you won’t want to miss

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