Why Adults Could Still Do Ballet

by Alesha Wilson
(Wilmington, NC)

The kind of body enhancement that you can achieve in ballet is not entirely similar to what you can get from simple exercises like jogging. The difference is that simple exercises are like mental auto piloting. While your mind is somewhere else, it demands your body to make repetitive movements or normal functions like burning fuel. This is evident to those that you see running in treadmills and watching TV or reading a magazine; you see the body is involved while the mind is not.

As you begin to step toe in the world of ballet, keep in mind that you must enjoy it. This kind of dance regimen demands overall awareness of the placement of each part of your body. Dress accordingly; wear what makes you feel comfortable. You might need to rethink the baggy sweat suits as you will be making wide ranges of movements.

Footwear is very important. Wear dance or ballet shoes; but as a starter, working in barefoot is fine. Put great thought in your footwear because every movement pivots upon your feet so make sure you are comfortable to move around with it.

Prepare your body to exercise and gear up your cardio-vascular system. Execute warm ups with simple floor exercises of muscle stretching. Do not force movements and never repeat movements that cause pain. Once you feel it, stop, slow down, and assess. A mental warm up of concentration and feeling of each muscle movement is effective. Remember that ballet movements must be beautiful, flowing, and controlled.

Ballet is one of the oldest forms of disciplined movements. It demands focus and strict attention to every movement. Each movement must be executed to near perfection which could only be achieved when the mind is focused to the action and contraction of each muscle of the body. In ballet, the coordination of each parts of the body is intact. The hand moves with the foot, the head moves with the legs, and every movement is a beautiful composition of motion. Let ballet bring in grace and beauty to your body.


Alesha Wilson is a staff writer at RockwellNutrition.com. Rockwell Nutrition is a leading online retailer of Pharmax supplements.