“Chou Tien Chen is a world-class badminton player from Taiwan, representing Chinese Taipei. He currently is ranked #3 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings for men’s singles. He is also a silver-medalist at the 2018 Asian Games and the winner of men’s singles in the Indonesia Open 2019.”

“I have experienced many different kinds of movement methods. The Gyrotonic Method holds a very unique place in my training. Not only does it broaden my horizons on the court, it also helps me to understand my own body better. In particular, I’ve learned how to “spiral,” which is essential in badminton playing.”

The Gyrotonic equipment enables eccentric loading in a wide range of motion, which creates strength in the extended, and sometimes extreme, positions required of dancers.

Sometimes traditional strength building exercises can cause contracted or closed kind of stability, which restricts range of motion. In Gyrotonic the focus is on achieving dynamic elongation of the muscles without losing the strong connections through the body that create stability; again this is exactly what dancers need.