Hypermobility: something I’ve struggled with in one way or another over the years. (How many 37 yo you know can flip a back bend with no warmup?) What is it? An excessive range of motion in the joints. While most people trainers deal with have the opposite of this problem (hypomobility: lack of mobility) the hypermobile person I feel like …
Are You Ready to Push the Reset Button?
Yesterday on our podcast, Jen and I talked about some exciting things we have coming up! My exciting thing is the Covid Comeback Challenge! You can secure your spot here, or hit that Contact Me button and tell me what instrument you play. Let’s do this! You can secure your spot here, or hit that Contact Me button and …
Lighten Up! A Study Of Lightweight Professional Model Flutes For Injury Prevention
According to a 2011 study[1], 95% of skilled flute players suffered some form of performance-related musculoskeletal disorder. While many injuries are a result of overuse and muscle imbalances, playing a heavy flute can contribute to additional problems. For many flutists, a lightweight flute can help mitigate these imbalances, lessening the chance of injury severity. Throughout the past 11 months, …
Addressing Mental Health for Musicians Through Exercise
I was recently asked to be a contributor in the area of fitness to something called The Musician’s Wellness Starter Pack, which is a comprehensive approach to addressing all areas of musician’s health, but focusing mainly on mental health. As something that doesn’t get talked about enough, I couldn’t say yes fast enough. I took a different approach to an …
Podcast Interview with Corpsonore
If you are not following these ladies you’re doing yourself a great disservice. They have a fantastic podcast and website on musician’s wellness from all aspects. I’ll include the podcast audio here, but do yourself a favor and check out the page for more goodies! Link to my episode on their page: Corposonore Podcast Interview with Notes and Recommended Reading …
The Musician’s Essential Exercises
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If you didn’t happen to be watching the news in Nashville yesterday at 6 AM, you missed a story done on us that the news anchor called “the most “Nashville story she’s ever heard” 🙂 Never fear, here’s the video so you can say you didn’t miss it and I explain How Music Strong came to be What is “Fitness …