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Hello and Welcome!
I don't know if there are many circus freaks on MFP, but I'm sure there are a few... I'm currently doing aerials at Aerialize in Sydney. I got started on it because a friend who has been training in aerials for yeeeears pointed out that it cost the same as a gym membership, gives you the same sort of a workout, and is a…
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Aerials: Which is your fave apparatus?
I just had to pick my apparatus for my next term of classes, because the three-apparatus class is now at an inconvenient time. I really wanted to do lyra, but there's only one class, and it was already full, four weeks out! : ( Trapeze and tissu both have three classes a week. I wonder if that reflects popularity or just…
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Hooping: How the devil do you do it!?!
I really enjoy mucking around with a hoop. I love doing weaves, transferring from hand to hand, spinning it on one leg, but I can't for the life of me keep it going around my waist! What's the big secret?
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Not As Bad As I Thought!
So, I've been trying to drop this threatening extra bit of pudge for a little while now, and a couple of months ago, really started working on it in earnest. But, the scales have been obstinately steady, and then started creeping upward. So, I've been feeling a bit down. Normally, I rockclimb 1-2 evenings a week, and do…
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Circus Arts
So, is anyone else here going the circus arts route for a fun but still challenging exercise option? I'm doing 2-4 hours of aerials classes a week, and am also training fire fans and contortion. Anyone else? How about hoopers? Cheerleading and acro are pretty nearly the same, anyone into either of them?
