Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts: An Illustrated Guide to Strength, Flexibility, Training, and Injury Prevention

I got this book for an aerial artist and pole acrobat, but it's good for any sort of dancer. The illustrations are excellent, and the information is solid.

This book fills in a major gap in the aerial industry! Every aerialist should own a copy - knowledge is power. Understanding anatomy does several things: - it strengthens our technique so we can move and perform better; - it helps us prevent injury by avoiding technical errors, thus reducing stress in the joints; - it helps us teach and explain movements more clearly to our students. Dr. Emily Scherb explains anatomy in a fluid, accessible way. Her writing is clear and concise - she distills challenging anatomy concepts down to the most essential points, and then applies them directly to aerial arts. While this book is no substitute for live training (be sure to work with a live coach when learning aerial skills), it is an incredible resource to support one's aerial training. I highly recommend it!

I've been doing straps for years and take classes with different instructors whenever I travel to a new city. Reading this book was the first time that I'd been informed that my shoulders should NOT pop out of their sockets when I hang or invert. That said there's a lot of information on strengthening your shoulders & rotator cuffs, but not enough on stretching them (to get the range of motion from your muscles instead of your joints).

I believe this book is necessary for anyone involved in the aerial community, whether they are a new student, professional, or PT, to help prevent injury and optimize training and performance. This book breaks down moves and techniques in aerial arts and clearly explains difficult concepts about the human body that are important to understand in order to efficiently and safely practice aerial arts. The pictures are beautiful and helpful in visualizing proper technique and understanding which muscles to engage and how.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book. It speaks to two of my passions, anatomy and aerial arts. As a physical therapist, I breezed through this book in a day or two. It is well written, succinct, and provides valuable details and images for the most used skills/positions in aerial. Its a must have for any aerialist or performing art clinician.

Very informative and easy to read. Ideal dook for any aerialist. I give it a 6 start

If you are a complete beginner in Anatomy and Physiology, this book is going to be difficult to comprehend. The author is not very good at explaining this rough topic, however this book gives you all of the essential knowledge of safe and correct application to the practice of aerial arts. If you are okay to read this book then research what the author is talking about then rereading the chapter again, this is the great book for you! I've taken Anatomy and Physiology throughout high school and college as well as yoga teacher training and still had to research for better comprehension.

Clearly written and very detailed look into aerial arts and the body. This book does not show many moves or poses but rather how to engage the muscles and the correct and incorrect forms to help prevent injury. This boom is extremely detailed in the muscle group descriptions, probably more detailed than necessary, but still a strong book foe the subject at hand.

Super informative book, great for any aerialist who wants to expand their knowledge on anatomy and injury prevention!

Achei o conteúdo muito bem explicado e didático. As figuras dão um toque a mais, facilitando o entendimento.

Top! Really interesting for aerial practice

It is súper informative . I saw it is a part of a training and I bought it before taking it.

Sehr aufschlussreich, anschaulich mit vielen Bildern. Wichtiges Hintergrundwissen für alle Luftakrobatik-Trainer*innen.