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Don’t Laugh—Ballet Will Improve Your Sports Performance

By My Fitness Hut | November 11, 2008

Dynamic balance is one of the best physical predictors of athletic success. Ballet is one of the toughest activities that you can do.....don't believe me---try it seriously for 15 minutes.....fall on your face yet?! Ballet requires incredible strength, dynamic flexibility, power (tried those jumps lately?) and dynamic balance. Guess what? Your sport requires the same qualities!

There has been more than one elite athlete who takes regular ballet classes.

Extending and stretching your body out in all the positions that ballet requires is hard work. This in turn will improve your dynamic flexibility which is critical for sports performance. It also improves your strength--try standing up straight and extending your leg behind you gracefully!

Tried a pirouette lately? A pirouette requires superior dynamic balance. Ballet also requires spinning, lifting, leaping, and twirling. There's nothing like ballet. Improve your athletic ability with regular ballet moves. Anyone with any sense at all will never call you a "sissy" for taking up ballet!

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