Ballet cool down routine: recovery after training

If you start ballet at a mature age, you challenge your muscles, tendons, and joints in a completely new way. A structured ballet cool-down routine is the most effective tool after training to initiate recovery after your ballet class and prevent painful muscle soreness in ballet. During the class, the focus is on maximum body tension and holding demanding positions. Stretching after ballet class signals to your nervous system that the exertion is over and the recovery phase is beginning.

A sudden stop to training causes blood to pool in the worked legs, and metabolic byproducts like lactate are only transported away slowly. A gentle transition through light loosening and static stretching is easier on your cardiovascular system and maintains the flexibility you worked so hard to achieve. If you want to perform Plie and Releve correctly for your joints after intense strain, subsequent relief of the calf and foot muscles is indispensable.