Do you often hear people say, like: "Cheerleading is not a sport"? Often we have here, and our answer is "yes cheerleading is definitely a sport." According to a report only by the National Center for Disaster Sports Injury Research (NCCSIR) published Cheerleading is one of the most dangerous sports, the girls participate in.
Sport requires the active participation, physical exertion and the level of completion. Cheerleading meets all these criteria and is safea healthy and fun and team-building sport.
As a sport and as a sport is increasingly dangerous, given the importance for all levels of cheerleaders, it is health conscious and like all other contact and extreme sports, you have to concentrate on your cardio, strength and flexibility if you want to Excel and have a long future in cheerleading.
These are the three areas of physical conditioning, all cheerleaders must focus cheer inside and outside the season.
CARDIO
Cardiorefers to the aerobic exercises that increase blood flow to the heart. Cheerleading routines are generally only a few minutes, but time-consuming procedures and routines require a lot of stamina. Cheerleaders, the tires after 30 minutes can lead a team to stumble or hurt a teammate. Stamina helps cheerleaders lead the dance, stunts and tumbling properly. Some suggestions for improving endurance are performed walking, running, cycling, swimming or other exercise for a longer periodTime that cause you to sweat and increase respiration.
STRENGTH
Cheerleading uses every muscle in the body. Especially important is the core, or has been extended. The core consists of the abdominal, oblique and lower back. A strong core allows a cheerleader to balance and tilts. Flyers are in a position to better balance and bases are in a position to support more easily. Force is also required for probing. Hurling your entire body around in the air requires tons of muscle. Some suggestionsfor improving the strength of weight training are just a few exercises on the day with hand and leg weights. This increases the muscular effort required to cheer.
FLEXIBILITY
Flexibility refers to the ability to flex or bend the body. Obviously, cheerleaders must be flexible. Splits can be extended heel, high kicks, backbends and moves are executed well only when a cheerleader has the flexibility to do. Some suggestions for improving the flexibility are a number of fullystretching every day and hold it stretches over 30 seconds.
Cheerleading has come a long way since its premiere in 1898, when Johnny Campbell stood in front of a crowd during a football match and lead Minnesota to scream the first organized group. Today, scream, even cheerleaders, but also jump, dance, stretch, stunt, and cause all kinds of gymnastics. All this requires the use of whole body is a cheerleader.
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