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
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
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
EVERY BODY IS AN AERIAL BODY
Clare Liedstrand, a London-based American writer, writes about how aerial has reframed her relationship with her mind and body and how we should use new years resolutions to be mindful to start the year right!
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January 2024
NAIL YOUR INVERT THROUGH MUSCLE FAILURE
The key to muscle growth is training our muscles to rep failure. Olivia give us an insight on how she has nailed her invert!READ MORE
December 2023
INSTAGRAM TUTORIALS AND INSPIRATION!
If you follow us on Instagram, you'll have seen that we've been creating tutorials on a variety of topics by a variety of our fabulous trainers! We've arranged them below by category so that you can find them easily! Please let us know if this is helpful and what else you would like to see here! To get the most up-to-date tutorials, make sure you are following us on our social media channels! 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
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
MY JOURNEY TO AERIAL INVERSIONS
Our inspiring instructor Jemima shares how she nailed her aerial inverts & how you can too!READ MORE
SIMPLE AERIAL HOME CONDITIONING
Some simple - yet unique - conditioning exercises to build strength and flexibility at home. READ MORE
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
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
WHAT EXACTLY IS ROSIN? AND WHY IT CAN HELP (AND HINDER) YOUR AERIAL!
Some call it magic. Some call it witchcraft. But what exactly IS rosin? And is it the best form of grip enhancer out there?READ MORE
WHAT MAKES THE BEST AERIAL INTENSIVE COURSE?
Getting the most out of your course - The key ingredients of a great intensive course.READ MORE
CONDITIONING FOR AERIALISTS - YOGA
Join Maisie in two at home aerial yoga flows designed with aerialists in mind.READ MORE
CONDITIONING FOR AERIALISTS - HANDSTANDS
A video conditioning series for handstands by Jen and why handstands are so important by Laura Neall.READ MORE
PLANNING YOUR WARM-UP FOR SELF TRAINING IN AERIAL.
Blog post by Bethany Shum (@flexibility_matters), BSc Physiotherapy, MSc Performing Arts Medicine_
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5 AERIAL MYTHS BUSTED
Not flexible enough... Not strong enough... Not enough upper body strength... we've heard it all!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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