Entries by Julie Ott
It’s Not Acrobats, It’s Aerial Fitness!
Aerial Fitness and Yoga integrates floor poses from traditional hatha yoga while using a hammock to counteract gravity.
As a result, this combination relieves compression from the neck and spine. Similarly allowing you to stretch and strengthen without over stressing your joints or vertebrae. Ultimately, aerial is a form of therapeutic yoga, ideal for alleviating back tension and daily stressors.
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Technique Tips: Toes
Technique Tips from Kelsey: Pointing Your Toes What exactly does it mean to “point your toes”?
Breathe and cubed core
It’s our holiday month — we have so much to do, so many places to be, including on our apparatus. First I’d like to take a moment and thank you for being a part of our studio family! I’m so thankful for the teachers using their God given talents and gifts, for the students who […]
What is “showcase”?
Teacher Tidbits Corner: Ann Marie Savini It’s Showcase Time! Here at Aerial Fun and Fitness we offer students an opportunity to show off what they have learned. Our annual Student Showcase allows students to express themselves using the skills that they have learned in our aerial fitness classes. During class, our students learn many poses […]
To flail, or not to flail
Teacher Tidbits Corner: Karly Keenan Do you ever find yourself spinning/flailing in the silk and wonder, geez how do other people not? First of all, spinning is not a bad thing! And when it’s intentional, it’s fun! But I have a tip, that will not only help your control, but also build strength and look […]
“It goes where?”
Zina’s Aerialosophy (Get it? aerial + philosophy) Learning new moves, whether for class or special event like showcase, can be a challenge . Have you had these thoughts upside down? My foot goes where? My knee does what? You want my belly where? How do I get my arm to do that? You want me […]
It is time for showcase!
Teacher Tidbits Corner: Kelsey DeMonte You’ve signed up for the Aerial Fun and Fitness Student Showcase this year — so now what? The student showcase is your opportunity to show your friends, family, and yourself how far you’ve come with your aerial skills. This year, due to COVID, we will be holding the showcase via […]
Aerial Outdoors
Summer Cross Training: We all want to be outdoors in the summer and it’s great time for cross training. Going to the beach, walking, hiking, or if you have your own aerial rig at home to be outdoors in the fresh air. Here are some tips for your home rig: