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 […]
Category Archives: contortion
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, […]
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 […]
Q&A about contortion
Even though I don’t consider myself an expert (I’ve only been doing this for 2 years), being an Exercise Science major and a personal trainer for more than 10 years […]
The value of having a coach
All my life I’ve been quite stubborn and thought I could figure things out on my own, like when I was doing fitness modeling and preparing for fitness competitions, dieting […]
Success is not an upright arrow
I used to think that with good motivation, dedication and correct training nothing really could have stopped me and everything would have come to me “easy”, work smoothly, with no […]
Sofia Venanzetti 