Dance Exercises for Daily Life

The Whys:

Until we got out of college, most of us led very active lives. The need for streching exercises were non-existant. Now, most of our time, we spend in front of computers. This creates a lot of strain, I believe the medical term for this is RSI- Repetitive Stress Injury. Even, we, dancers, who know the need for good posture and good exercise, fall prey to all this. I hear so many many people complain of back pain, neck pain, sholder pain, knee pain and so on. I am one of them too. Most of us just ignore the symptoms, hoping it will go away, or pop a few pills or at the best (i'd say worst) case, do a few exercises till the pain goes away, and forget about it. Looking at all this, I thought I'd share what I know, so it may help others lead relatively pain free lives, at least where they can avoid it.

Note: I do not have a medical degree nor do I promise to cure people!!!!! I'm going to share what I know and what I've learnt from dance. Please be advised that you are reading this at your own risk!

The Hows:

Aaah..this is tricky..I plan to just explain what needs to be done..and supplement it with diagrams or photos, if needed! Volunteers for sketching are most welcome!!!

The Whens:

Hopefully in the next few weeks, unless there are other pressing concerns. I plan to devote many hours a week to this.