
Biceps & Triceps - Increasing Upper Body Strength
I've talked a lot about finding balance between your agonist and antagonist muscles. Exercising one group of muscles more than the other,...

Front Splits Fast Flexibility Program Review
I love finding new resources that will help me with both my job as a personal trainer and dance teacher, but also as a dancer myself. I...

Top 10 Exercises For People with Anemia
Exercise is a great support system for people with certain health issues. It can help their bodies work more efficiently and even help...

Hamstrings & Quads - Finding the Balance
I have found, through many years of research, that a lot of athletes have a similar problem. They have an imbalance in the muscles of...

Top 5 Exercises for the Rotator Cuff
One of the most common injuries in both dance and athletics is rotator cuff injury. This particular injury comes from overuse (baseball,...

Spring Sale
This spring, I will be offering $10 off the Amazon price of A Dancer's Diary! If you order before June 1st, you will get A Dancer's Diary...

Inspiring You To Keep Working!
I have a bit of a back injury and am not able to exercise, however, you are able to exercise so I am going to share a little inspiration...

Stress Relieving Stretches & Breathing Techniques
You will remember in my post about athletic burnout, I said that it was important for parents to teach their children to release stress?...

Is Flexibility Important In Sports?
We all know that flexibility is extremely important when it come to dance and gymnastics, however, not many people realize how important...

Book Tour
Good afternoon lovelies! I am so excited to announce my first tour location is in Redding Center, Connecticut. I will be visiting The...

Stretch Of The Day
Happy Friday everyone! Are you ready for the weekend? We have had so much fun having family over this week and it's sad that they will be...

Friday Flexibility - Part 6
Good afternoon everyone! Today we are going to focus on nighttime stretching. I had a hard time falling asleep last night so I decided to...

Increasing Back Flexibility
For Friday Flexibility today, I am going to share with you some great stretches that can increase the flexibility in your back. It's just...

Flexibility After An Injury
Before we get started, I want to remind you that if you feel any pain, immediately stop what you are doing. Minor injuries can be gently...

Friday Flexibility-Part 3
It's that time again! Today we talk about flexibility in the backs of the legs (calves, hamstrings, and glutes). Hamstrings can become...

Friday Flexibility
Welcome to the next installment of Friday Flexibility! Today we are going to talk about hip flexibility. My hips are really tight and...

Friday Flexibility
Today is the start of a series that I will be going through this June. Every Friday we will talk a little about flexibility and I will...

Today's Dance Exercise
Dancers have to focus on so much when they are dancing, and when they are in class. One of the most important things is turnout. I can't...

Stretch of the Day
Tight muscles in the hips and thighs and overuse can cause the IT band to become inflamed or sore. This can cause pain to radiate from...

























