There has been quite a big variety of warm-ups brought to the table. I personally feel that the main warm-ups that we came across, were the one's that gets us engaged and focused as well as acknowledging what our body requires to be prepared for the day. Imagination exercises and games or even the games that were invented throughout lessons seem to be the best option for engaging our focus. This is because it requires our brain to pump itself into ready mode while also increasing our range of creativity. What could sometimes fail to work for me is the sense of not knowing where exactly to start warming-up my body. No structure can sometimes confuse my body, for example: I had started doing stretches and increasing my energy level with doing some running on the spot. When I then moved to breathing exercises, it made it difficult because I was still trying to catch my breath.
So far we have explored many different warm up techniques in class. We have mainly focused on warm up's that require energy and imagination. Such as making up games, I enjoy this way of warming up as it allows us to all be creative and get us mentally and physically ready for the day ahead. A way I tend not to enjoy warming up is 'just stretching'. I feel the body and muscles should be warmed up before any strenuous stretching or exercise.
We do a warm up before every session, a combination of physical, vocal, imagination and focus exercises. It is extremely important to warm up your body by raising your heart rate and stretching so that you don't injure/pull any muscles and so that you are loose and limbered ready to do anything the workshop may require of you physically. Similarly with the vocal warm up, you want to connect to the breath and make sure you are grounded and supporting your voice so not to cause damage to your vocal chords and to build up strength and technique because as an actor your voice and body are tools that you need to take care of properly.
Creative and fast paced games can help you warm up and focus also bring up your energy and the energy of the group as bonding as team is also important.
I know for myself, i have to make sure i take care to stretch properly before starting class because i often have muscle aches from dancing. I need to make sure i have released any areas of tension. So i can begin the class relaxed and focused.
There has been quite a big variety of warm-ups brought to the table. I personally feel that the main warm-ups that we came across, were the one's that gets us engaged and focused as well as acknowledging what our body requires to be prepared for the day. Imagination exercises and games or even the games that were invented throughout lessons seem to be the best option for engaging our focus. This is because it requires our brain to pump itself into ready mode while also increasing our range of creativity.
ReplyDeleteWhat could sometimes fail to work for me is the sense of not knowing where exactly to start warming-up my body. No structure can sometimes confuse my body, for example: I had started doing stretches and increasing my energy level with doing some running on the spot. When I then moved to breathing exercises, it made it difficult because I was still trying to catch my breath.
So far we have explored many different warm up techniques in class. We have mainly focused on warm up's that require energy and imagination. Such as making up games, I enjoy this way of warming up as it allows us to all be creative and get us mentally and physically ready for the day ahead.
ReplyDeleteA way I tend not to enjoy warming up is 'just stretching'. I feel the body and muscles should be warmed up before any strenuous stretching or exercise.
We do a warm up before every session, a combination of physical, vocal, imagination and focus exercises. It is extremely important to warm up your body by raising your heart rate and stretching so that you don't injure/pull any muscles and so that you are loose and limbered ready to do anything the workshop may require of you physically.
ReplyDeleteSimilarly with the vocal warm up, you want to connect to the breath and make sure you are grounded and supporting your voice so not to cause damage to your vocal chords and to build up strength and technique because as an actor your voice and body are tools that you need to take care of properly.
Creative and fast paced games can help you warm up and focus also bring up your energy and the energy of the group as bonding as team is also important.
I know for myself, i have to make sure i take care to stretch properly before starting class because i often have muscle aches from dancing. I need to make sure i have released any areas of tension. So i can begin the class relaxed and focused.