Natural flexibility and teaching
Im always in awe of those very bendy people. No matter what time of day or night, circumstances, warm up or not, they can bend. It’s funny because when people […]
Author Archives: Sofia Venanzetti
3 years of contortion: an update
I said this before, but I’ll repeat myself for whoever wonders: I never trained flexibility at a young age, but I’ve always done sports and some of them (ballet, track […]
How to maximize your flexibility training: understanding how your body performs best
An adult body is not a blank canvas, there have been already many “drawings” made on it, through lifestyle, past physical activities, past injuries, postural habits… in a word: life. […]
The high demands of training
Since little, I was taught that being active was a natural part of life. Moving, using our body – instead of just passively living in it- develops coordination, proprioception and […]
Why you need to learn to relax more than anything else
(The following statements come from my experience, not medical facts so take them as my personal advice but not absolute law!) I didn’t get flexible because I was naturally gifted, […]
Fear of change
“People won’t take action until the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change.” Paul Mort This is so incredibly true. This sentence got stuck in […]
Self esteem suckers and good energy generators
(Note: I’ve blogged about this in the past, it’s a often reoccurring topic in my head) It took me about 25 years to build up character, personality, self esteem, self […]
Why I don’t do what I do to join the circus
“Oh you should join the circus!” “Why aren’t you in a show?” It’s funny how people can’t see why I would train so hard without having a definite end goal […]
