Flexibility training for aerial hoopers.

NOTE: BE CAREFUL!
Stretching is not for everyone! If you have any problems with your hips, back or knees be careful, and the best would be if you would ask your doctor first, if you can do any flexibility exercises!

While stretching there might be pressure which can be really dangerous! So If you feel pain or something is making you concerned give youorself a break. You won't stretch your body in one day. We are talking here about MONTHS or YEARS of trainings which can actually improve your flexibility a lot(still you probable wont be able to do some hardcore moves like that one:

 but still you can be better than you the day before :) ).

But patience is really the most important here.
 Patience and persistence!

If you've never done any kind of flexible training before start with some simple things. 
Here is a really nice movie by emotioncatcher, who is pole dancing and hooping, she did movie for pole dancers about stretching, but it will be great for aerial hoopers too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUcbQkVjk8 

But remember : You might not be as good as her. She is practicing it for 3 or 4 years now so remember to do everything as you feel it. Do not overtrain yourself, becouse if you will try too hard to stretch your muscles you might end up with contusion becouse of which you won't be able to stretch for like weeks or even months!( I had my tendon contucion in my thigh and I couldn't stretch for 2 months! )

I can guarantee that if you will stretch your body everyday the effects will be really fast! 


So move your ass and stretch! :)

One more important thing: 
YOU CAN NOT STRETCH WITHOUT WARMING UP YOUR MUSCLES!
So you have to remember about WARM UP! It might be faster than regular one for trainings, but you have to do it.

Are aerial arts tough? Warm up and what to remember.

Probably you will ask yourself that question: Is that tough? Any aerial art is hard if you didn't do anything before it but if you want you can try :)

There are few things that may make it tougher:
-your back,
-knees
-or heart problems.

If you are not sure of your body or health go to the doctor first! These are not jokes, while doing aerial arts you can really injure yourself so it is really important to remember: IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE SAFE, DON'T DO IT, WAIT, AND TRY ANOTHER TIME!

The most important part of doing any aerial arts is good preparation. You can not forget about getting proper warm up. It should last at least 15minutes and warm everysigle part of your body especially your hands, wrists, fingers, thumb, elbows - Those things are the most important becouse you are using mostly them in any kind of aerials. You can not forget about your back and neck too. For example your worm up may look like that one(it's for pole dancers, but it's so similar to hoop that you can easily try that one): [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmoik4IDfzY ]