Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Shizuka Arakawa... Balance
I was lucky enough last night to see Shizuka Arakawa win the Gold in the Olympics Women's Figure Skating, pushing America's Sasha Cohen into second place. What a great performance. In this photo of her during a different event, we can see how balance changes as we move. If Arakawa was static, she'd fall over. But as she's moving in a circle she leans backwards towards the centre to maintain balance. Grace and poise.
Shizuka Arakawa was probably born with skates on so it all comes naturally. But the same principles apply on two feet, whether we're running, jumping or cycling a corner. The balance changes to cope with the momentum and if turning, there's the centrifugal force. We need to be free in all our joints if we're going to be able to maintain our balance without strain in movement...or any time for that matter. This is partly why beginner ice skaters fall over so often; they stiffen up in their joints at the time they need to be free.
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Posted by: norsegod | March 8, 2006 1:44 PM