The Alexander Technique for Sport and Fitness
Although over 70 I still ride an Advanced Dressage horse every day and compete at Advanced
level. The Alexander Technique has made, and is making, a big difference to my physical
awareness and well being, which is also of benefit to my horse!
STAT pupil survey 2006
The Alexander Technique will help you in your sport.
The Technique will help you become more aware of how you think and move. Thinking in activity will improve your performance
by
- improving breathing
- reducing undue muscular tension
- facilitating recovery
- reducing the likelihood of injury
- improving reflexes, balance and coordination
- improving quality of movement and mobility
The Alexander Technique gives you a fresh and interesting approach to every training session.
My times became faster as I looked at the readouts on my displays while training using the
Alexander Technique. It was a real boost to my mental training to have the Alecxander Technique
in my back pocket when I placed ninth in the 1999 Canadian women's Open Lightweight Erging
Championships and when I rowed in the Masters Nationals (5 gold) and World Lightweight
Championships (2 gold) and the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta (1 gold). I was thrilled with my
placings in these events and I can definitely say without hesitation that I wouldn't have had
the rowing success that I have had the luxury of experiencing in my short time on the water
without finding the Alexander Technique and the great teachers that I have had the privilege to
work with.
Valerie Thompson Williams, Rowing masters gold medalist
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Articles about the Alexander Technique in sport and fitness:
The Alexander Technique: improve your riding and your relationship with your horse
Article from Your Horse Magazine
www.yourhorse.co.uk
September 2010
Reproduced here by kind permission.
Running with the Alexander Technique
Relearning to ski with the Alexander Technique
Lessons on a bicycle
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