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

FLEXIBILITY MATTERS PHYSIOTHERAPY BLOG POSTS
Beth Shum is a chartered physiotherapist with a background in circus, gymnastics and cheerleading. Her blog posts provide a fountain of knowledge about pain management, physio techniques and injury recovery, with performing bodies in mind. READ MORE
Aerial | Conditioning | Equipment | Wellbeing | Silks | Nutrition | Accessibility | Circus
September 2024
September 2024

OUR AWARD WINNING ACCESSIBLE AERIAL CLASSES
Flying Fantastic’s accessible aerial classes have won Club of the Month from Every Body Moves and ParalympicsGB! Read what that means to us here!READ MORE

MAKE SPACE CIRCUS - WHERE DO I SIT?
Make Space Circus is a disabled and female-led organisation run by Karina Jones and Amy Nicholls, read their blog and watch their short documentary on their collaberation with Tamba Africa Social Circus. READ MORE

APPLYING PAIN SCIENCE TO MY AERIAL TRAINING
Pieta, our Aerial Pilates coach tells us how she has reframed her aerial training through her study of pain. READ MORE

HELP WITH MY HANDSTANDS
Molly shares her experiences from 6 months of weekly handstand classes at FF!READ MORE

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

ONLINE AERIAL YOGA RESOURCES
Our Aerial Yoga app is now live! Currently available is our Aerial Yoga Teacher Training, Aerial Yoga for Beginners and Find Your Flow Aerial Yoga Sequencing Course. In development is our Members subscription area full of Strength and Conditioning Exercises, Flows, Live and On-Demand classes. Watch this space! READ MORE

AERIAL YOGA FLASHCARDS
We are loving our new Aerial Yoga Flashcards. Download and print at home to help with lesson planning, creating sequences or as an aide memoire for moves! Available on our new Etsy store!READ MORE

ACCESSIBLE AERIAL CLASSES AT FLYING FANTASTIC
Aerial is for everyone. Meet some inspirational aerialists and find out about our regular Accessible Aerial Classes.
Image: Aerialist identifying as a white woman smiles in an aerial hoop wearing a black tshirt that says "Circus for everybody" READ MORE
Image: Aerialist identifying as a white woman smiles in an aerial hoop wearing a black tshirt that says "Circus for everybody" READ MORE

CONDITIONING FOR AERIALISTS - YOGA
Join Maisie in two at home aerial yoga flows designed with aerialists in mind.READ MORE

BEST PROTEIN POWDERS (AND WILL THEY TURN ME INTO A SUPERHERO?)
Olivia Barrowclough demystifies protein powders, explaining what they do, why they're helpful and a few studio faves. READ MORE

AERIAL ENERGY BALLS THAT MAY ALSO HELP WITH SPINNING!
Looking for a way to fuel up before an aerial class? Look no further. These no-bake ginger energy balls are filled with slow release carbohydrates making them the perfect pre workout fuel. Try out Olivia Barrowcloughs recipe to fuel your aerial workout.
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