by Madeline Schrock | May 8, 2019 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Updated 11/14/22. Many workouts, one goal: When Nayara Lopes is asked what she does to cross-train, there’s no short answer. Some days she swims laps; other days she takes yoga. And then there are her elliptical sessions, strength-training with light weights and...
by Madeline Schrock | Aug 9, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Cross-training to heal: Since 2010, principal dancer Adrian Danchig-Waring has dealt with flare-ups of painful stress fractures in his shins. When we spoke, he was working on healing those “dreaded black lines,” substituting physical therapy, cardio and...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 10, 2016 | Ask Amy, Cross-Training, Wellness
I have stress fractures in my sesamoid bones and need to be off my feet for four weeks. What are the best non–weight-bearing exercises I can do to stay in ballet shape? —Lindsay Your sesamoid bones (two tiny, pea-shaped bones under the ball of the foot...
by Madeline Schrock | Mar 31, 2016 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. Om at home: Three days a week, Van Buskirk spends about 20 minutes waking up with yoga. “I build muscle easily,” she says, “so I like to balance it out by stretching and...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 31, 2015 | Ask Amy, Cross-Training
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2015 issue of Pointe. Is working out in a pool a good way to cross-train? If so, can you describe some of the strengthening exercises that dancers can do in the water? —Karen If you’re looking for a...