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PRO Exclusive: Physical Health in Circus with Yasmine Mucher – Shoulders & Hips

In this CircusTalk Original Video Series, Certified Athletic Therapist and former professional aerialist Yasmine Mucher will be educating us on all things physical health for circus artists. From general maintenance and wellbeing to specific care for various acute and chronic injuries, this series will teach you how to understand and manage your body, as well as provide practical steps you can take towards optimal wellness. The Physical Health Series will be a valuable resource for circus artists of any discipline, however, the information within the episodes should not substitute individualized diagnosis and treatment for injuries that require immediate medical attention.

From Toronto, Ontario, Yasmine Mucher is a Certified Athletic Therapist, Registered Kinesiologist, and CSEP Certified Personal Trainer. She started training in circus arts in 2008, specializing in all things trapeze. This sparked her love and curiosity for the capabilities of the human body, but pain and injury exposed to her the lack of research, and practitioners knowledgeable in the area of circus arts and the needs of the artistic athlete’s body. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Dalhousie University in 2017, and an Advanced Certificate in Athletic Therapy from Mount Royal University in 2020, throughout her education and thereafter, Yas worked as a circus performer and coach for people of all ages, applying scientifically informed methods to her own and her clients’ training and reaping the results.

In this fourth and final episode of the Physical Health in Circus Series we are talking about how to keep our shoulders and hips as strong and happy and healthy as possible with the demands and needs put on them though circus arts. We’ll start with the shoulder, then move to the hip, and will cover basic anatomy, biomechanics, common issues, injury management and injury prevention for each.

During the video, there will be references to videos in the “show notes.” That’s this space right here! Reference back to this page to view the exercise videos on the topics discussed.

Shoulders:

1 & 2. Exercises for strengthening the rotator cuff muscles, putting emphasis on overhead strengthening. [0:00-0:56]

3. Exercise for improving lat mobility and overhead extension. [0:56-1:24]

4. Exercise for improving serratus anterior mobility. [1:24-2:00]

5. Exercise for extending the thoracic spine to allow overhead extension. [2:00-2:57]

Hips:

1. Exercise to strengthen external rotators and aid extension. [2:57-3:50]

2. Exercise to strengthen internal rotators. [3:50-4:10]

3. Exercise to activate and strengthen glute max muscles. [4:10-4:52]

4-7. Exercises and progressions to strengthen and stabilize adductors. [4:52-6:11]

Yasmine Mucher
CAT(PC), R.Kin, CSEP-CPT
From Toronto, Ontario, Yasmine Mucher is a provisionally certified Athletic Therapist, Registered Kinesiologist, and CSEP Certified Personal Trainer. She started training in circus arts 2008, specializing in all things trapeze. This sparked her love and curiosity for the capabilities of the human body, but pain and injury exposed to her the lack of research and knowledgeable practitioners in the area of circus arts and the needs of the artistic athlete’s body. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Dalhousie University in 2017, and an Advanced Certificate in Athletic Therapy from Mount Royal University in 2020, throughout her education and thereafter, Yas worked as a circus performer and coach for people of all ages, applying scientifically informed methods to her own and her clients’ training and reaping the results. www.benddontbreak.net

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Yasmine Mucher

From Toronto, Ontario, Yasmine Mucher is a provisionally certified Athletic Therapist, Registered Kinesiologist, and CSEP Certified Personal Trainer. She started training in circus arts 2008, specializing in all things trapeze. This sparked her love and curiosity for the capabilities of the human body, but pain and injury exposed to her the lack of research and knowledgeable practitioners in the area of circus arts and the needs of the artistic athlete’s body. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Dalhousie University in 2017, and an Advanced Certificate in Athletic Therapy from Mount Royal University in 2020, throughout her education and thereafter, Yas worked as a circus performer and coach for people of all ages, applying scientifically informed methods to her own and her clients’ training and reaping the results. www.benddontbreak.net