10/28/2021
Holy moly this is my first post in forever — No I’m not coaching again, just sending out knowledge because I do miss helping so many of you.
As dance starts to ramp up again, it’s definitely a topic I’d like to fire up again. So here you go!
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Lateral flexion of the lumbar vertebrae (or entire spine for most) is something awfully ignore. Most people/athletes train with a focus stuck in a 1-2 planes of motion over and over again. Forgetting the transverse plane (a different topic) and lateral flexion of the spinal muscles can lead to decreased mobility, back pain, hip pain, and even knee pain. It’s just another aspect that can disrupt the chain —- in dance this is something very much needed and this is a movement I created while utilizing a band. During a with turn out I’m firing the glutes, I’m creating a dynamic focus on lateral flexion within Lumbar, and I’m utilizing a band to force the NEED for shoulder stability/lat engagement.
