Lack of Flexibility can have Detrimental effect on Mind & Body:
If an athlete or dancer is tight, this can be extremely taxing to the mind and body while trying to perform with a full range of motion. Compensation happens when trying to force the body to perform movements that it is not prepared to do. This causes the body to start fighting against itself, and is a major energy leak.
Flexibility refers to the ability of a muscle or muscle group to lengthen passively through a range of motion, while mobility refers to the ability of a joint and the surrounding muscles to move actively through a range of motion. Both flexibility and mobility are essential for optimal movement and overall physical health. However, having good flexibility does not guarantee good mobility, and vice versa. It is important to address both aspects of physical fitness in your training regimen to achieve the best results
After the body has been stretched out properly, I incorporate the mobility training for the dancer or the athlete to perform at the full range of motion with the core control needed for their specific sport. The right program tailored for the exact sport, or dance specific needs and pain will:
1. Increase range for motion to perform with clean alignment.
2. Injury prevention
3. Improve posture.
4. Perform with more confidence.
5. Saves energy
6. Injury recovery
7. Increase speed and agility.
8. Better balance
9. Precise control with good form needed for martial arts, ballet, gymnastics, golf, tennis, and stunts.
10. Sleep better
11. Wring out stored trauma
12. Extend years doing what you love
13. Anti-aging
14. Clear pain
15. Avoid unnecessary surgeries
Everybody has had different traumas and a wide variety of needs depending on the demands of one’s sport. From
severe back pain to hip and knee issues can be remedied by learning to stretch the right way for your body. Even if you have tried everything and feel hopeless that is not the case here. My evidence based flexibility training system has delivered results to thousands. See How to Get Flexible Fast
I love nothing more than putting clients and course members back in touch with their instrument to perform beyond their wildest dreams.
More about the author Stacey's work: Flexibility coach to top athletes: Olympians, professional dancers,
Cirque Du Soleil performers, established actors, pro soccer, NBA players, gymnasts, track & field, figure skaters, hockey players, UFC champion Victor Belfort
and Carlson Gracie Team and more! As a professional martial artist she used her understanding of how to maximize range of motion with perfect alignment
performing as an action actress: including a guest lead on “Power Rangers”
and in video games. Stacey has contributed over 30+ articles to the
Huffington Post and has been featured in many publications.
If you go to dance class, soccer practice, martial arts
class any practices without a comprehensive flexibility training routine offered, progress may be limited,
Many times, coaches tell the student they will
never be flexible, leaving them devastated. Only because the coach truly does
not know how to help the student safely increase flexibility.
Stacey Stretch Strap, Stacey Posture Strap & Yoga Blocks
Flexibility tools for top performance
Matt:
The back doesn’t like a hard floor. Area with some clear wall space (walls and chair provide
support)
Yoga Blocks:
There’s no reason to skip out on a deeper stretch or the
perfect yoga pose just because your flexibility isn’t quite there yet. Yoga
blocks are one of the most useful accessories for beginners, but even advanced
yogis love using yoga blocks for support in poses where it's needed.
Stacey Posture Strap:
The Posture Strap can be used by anyone. The benefits
include better posture, decreased stress and tension, less joint and muscle
pain, greater energy, increased breathing capacity, great for frozen shoulder
and torn rotator cuff. All you need to do is slip it on, cross the straps in
back, pull it up and feel your body begin to straighten as you control the
tightness with the Velcro. With regular use your shoulders will shift back
giving you a taller, straighter appearance. Good posture is the body language
of confidence and health.
Stacey Stretch Strap:
I cannot stress enough what an effective tool
the strap is to increase flexibility, range of motion, and improves recovery of
the muscles. Efficient way to stretch your upper and lower body with clean
alignment to create new muscle memory. When I researched the market, I found the
straps to be lacking in the essential elements of the correct level of
resistance, tension. It also needed to be soft yet strong enough material to
not painfully dig into skin and with the correct length and number of loops to
suits all ages & heights. So, I created it myself!
Calf Master Stretcher:
The Bob will
increase speed, strength, ankle mobility, and vertical jump. It strengthens and
stretches muscles, tendons, ligaments, helps treat plantar
fasciitis, and is the ultimate lower leg solution. This simple, yet effective, device will
relieve your pain in no time. It also strengthens and tones the calves, as well
as trains your core.
No matter how much you stretch, sore muscles and Achilles’s
tendons can hold you back.
There’s an innovative way to stretch every
muscle in your lower body with this Calf Stretcher. Whatever the fitness levels, the calf stretcher can be used
by anyone. You can target your calf muscles at both ends of their stretch
range and Achilles tendon as well as the back of the knee to aid post
workout recovery.
What is differentiates
this calf master is that rocks back and forth to also work your core while
delivering an excellent stretch to your calf muscles. It also improves vertical
jump height, clears shin splits, and helps clear tender Achilles, foot, and
lower leg pain.
