How To Train Aerial In A Mask

by Rachel Bowman

September 13, 2020 • 0 comments

Most of us know by now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends we cover our faces when we are in crowded public spaces, such as parks or trails, and in shared, indoor locations, including gyms, to help block the transmission of...

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Work Out Rut? Motivation Inside!

by Rachel Bowman

September 9, 2020 • 0 comments

Fall has arrived here in the US and that means it’s back-to-school time for students and teachers  (though still virtually for many) as well as the introduction of cooler weather and for many of us, an overall sense of change… You may have spent this...

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Aerial Dance, Aerial remedies, Aerial Silks, Aerial Tips, Covid-19, Flexibility, healthy fear, Uncategorized, Womack and Bowman

5 Tips For Training In The Heat

by Rachel Bowman

August 13, 2020 • 0 comments

With temperatures rising throughout the US and most of Europe, and with most of us working out and training aerial outdoors to lower the possibility of Covid-19 spread and infection, it is important to remember that there are inherent risks in doing so. If...

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3 Create Ways To Access An Aerial Point Right Now

by Rachel Bowman

July 30, 2020 • 0 comments

Your studio is closed (again!) and although you are doing all the Zoom and Instagram Live workout classes you can handle right now, you miss being in the air! It’s a tough time to be an aerialist right now that’s for sure. If you have...

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Is is Safe to Return to the Studio?

by Rachel Bowman

July 14, 2020 • 0 comments

Many aerial studios across the country and the world have begun to reopen.   You may have already attended a class or two. As studio owners ourselves we have been busy creating new safety guidelines and protocols in preparation for a phased reopening of our Los...

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Shoulder Stability: Six Essential Exercises For Aerialists

by Rachel Bowman

September 12, 2019 • 0 comments

It is imperative that you take care of your shoulders as an aerialist in order to avoid injury and to prolong your enjoyment of this beautiful art form. Adding just a few minutes of shoulder conditioning to your aerial warm up can help you strengthen...

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Sweaty Silks: 3 Surprising Benefits Of Training In The Heat

by Rachel Bowman

July 8, 2019 • 0 comments

Summer is upon us (two weeks but who’s counting?) and the weather here in LA is getting warmer and warmer! Thank goodness for air conditioning, are we right?  Despite this, it can still be difficult to cool a large space (like most aerial studios!) and it’s...

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Returning to Aerial After Injury or Illness

by Rachel Bowman

June 5, 2019 • 0 comments

Even if you have been lucky enough to escape serious illness or injury so far in your aerial career, chances are someone in your community has been effected and you have witnessed them having to take time out from aerial training in order to...

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Pregnancy and Aerial Training, Is It Safe?

by Rachel Bowman

May 3, 2019 • 0 comments

If you follow us on social media (we hang out primarily on Instagram and Facebook) you will have likely seen that last week Rachel announced she was 32 weeks pregnant. Rachel had been keeping her pregnancy on the ‘down low’ (at least outside of...

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Six Benefits Of Rest Days

by Rachel Bowman

March 6, 2019 • 0 comments

Taking rest days where you don’t train or workout strenuously has been proven to be very beneficial in maintaining a healthy lifestyle as well as peak performance condition. Here at Womack and Bowman we try to take one and a half to two rest...

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