No one can predict what the next several months are going to bring. But if you’re able to identify specific and measurable goals, you’ll be in a better position to stay in shape and even develop new skills. Most importantly, remember that you’re not alone and that if you’re feeling anxiety over the uncertainty of your career or a return to live audiences, it doesn’t mean you’re flawed. It means you’re human.
Read MoreThe dance world can be close minded and traditionalist—but a lot of other worlds are like that too. Talk to an old school baseball coach some time and see if you don’t walk away asking yourself what year it is. But I know from talking to dancers that they are hungry for a more modern approach to their livelihoods. I also know how much more confident and secure they feel in their bodies when they get stronger. We owe it to them to value their bodies and their time by developing realistic, recoverable, and science-driven strength and conditioning programs that avoid dogma, borrow heavily from any available best practices, and continue to evolve over time.
Read MoreTheoretically every client gets this same level of attention to detail, but in practice I know there is a time and place to hold a busy working mom accountable for every single repetition in the gym. Athletes hiring a strength coach, however, ought to expect exhaustive detail and accountability for every single repetition completed. That’s where the skill of strength comes from, and it could be the difference between a long career and one cut short by avoidable injuries.
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