Flying Fantastic Blog

Hello aerial addicts and aerial addicts in the making! This blog is to try and share the knowledge that we have accumulated since our first aerial classes in 2011. We'd like to inspire other people to share the aerial love and enjoy the benefits of a life upside down!
Aerial | Conditioning | Rigging | Equipment | Wellbeing | Silks | Nutrition | Accessibility | Aerial Yoga | Circus | All
Aerial Silks

UNLOCK YOUR ATHLETIC POTENTIAL WITH MENSTRUAL CYCLE TRAINING

Pieta, our Fantastic Aerial Pilates instructor as she discovers how menstrual cycles affect our training and how to use hormones to our advantage!READ MORE
Aerial Silks

THE LGBTQIA+ HISTORY OF CIRCUS

Enjoy a short dive into the LGBTQIA+ history of circus as we look over some prominant figures and how the circus and queer communities have become entwined.  READ MORE
Accessibility | Circus
February 2024
Aerial Silks

THE ACCESSIBLE AERIAL COURSE AT FLYING FANTASTIC

'Aerial for all' is a very easy thing to say, but often disabled people are left out of exercise classes. This year, Flying Fantastic decided to really commit to this statement by running a 10 week accessible aerial class from January to March this year with funding from Access Sport and Sispan. Read about the course as described by participant Meg Fozzard!  READ MORE
Accessibility
July 2023
Aerial Silks

NEW TO AERIAL? A HANDY GUIDE ON WHERE TO GET STARTED.

Flying fledgling? A quick guide to where to start your aerial journey.READ MORE