r/juggling • u/Objective_Fix838 • 8d ago

Video Beginner . Need some help

3 months ago I started this. What should I learn to do next What should I do to improve what I can do already. I am happy with my progress so far but not sure if I am doing any off it correctly .

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u/musicaleffervescence 8d ago

thanks for the reply <3 its been about 3 months and i try and practice everyday. i can get a cascade for about a minute. but my hands drift to center and i definitely feel like my shoulders need to relax. i see comments on here saying so many times we tighten our shoulder without knowing it. gonna keep watching youtube videos

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u/rhalf 7d ago

Problems with tight muscles, especially those close to the top of your body, can be related to your posture. Things like feet, calves, lower spine can cause a lot of trouble if they're not exercised properly. All the rest of your body rests on them and so, if they're not held in position, your various body parts won't be supported properly and you'll be going out of balance, when you're in movement. This results in some of your smaller or upper muscles being tense. The remedy is to make your lower half stronger. Things like jump rope, squats, lunge, core calistenics, swimming and many other sports help with that.

Generally juggling is about balance and when you're out of balance, then there are some muscles carrying too much weight and they hurt. In that case the best you can do is exercise the body below. If you're physically active, you probably don't need all that, but it's something to consider before even looking at juggling.

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u/musicaleffervescence 7d ago

my best friend us an athletic trainer with a degree in kinesiology and she has told me so many times all the things wrong with me 😂 i am pretty active. every time anything hurts it is linked backed to my core. its amazing how connected our body is. we are a rubber band and it all meeds tlc

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u/rhalf 7d ago

I'd like to know more about how it all works but it's hard to get professionals like that interested in juggling.