How To Self Massage Like A Pro

by Rachel Bowman

February 3, 2023 • 0 comments

As an aerialist there is a good chance that you wake up most mornings experiencing some degree of muscle pain. You may inch your way out of bed wincing, moaning and holding your lower back, shoulder, forearm or wrist. Your partner probably shakes there...

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Aerial Business, Aerial remedies, Aerial Silks, aerial silks technique, Aerial Tips, Training Motivation, Womack and Bowman

Training In The Cold: 4 Crucial Tips To Stay Healthy And Injury Free

by Rachel Bowman

February 3, 2023 • 0 comments

As Winter sets in and the temperature in most aerial studios (or outdoor training spaces) begins to drop, the risk of injury and illness increases. Not all of us are lucky enough to train in a temperature-controlled environment right now often due to the large studio space and...

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Aerial Business, Aerial Dance, Aerial Performance, Aerial remedies, Aerial Silks, aerial silks technique, Aerial Tips, Aerial Training, Aerialists, Training Motivation, Womack and Bowman

Scorpion Pose – FREE Video Tutorial

by Rachel Bowman

February 3, 2023 • 0 comments

The Can Can Climb is an elegant and potentially challenging climb to perform on the Aerial Silks. When done correctly, this climb is efficient in gaining height as well as being visually interesting in it’s use of the free leg to ‘kick’ towards the sky. Today...

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Shoulder Surgery Recovery Journey

by Rachel Bowman

January 17, 2022 • 0 comments

Brett’s 10 month recovery journey. It took almost a year before I decided to have surgery for a partial anterior labrum tear in my left shoulder and the journey to follow has been life changing. When I originally injured my shoulder, I thought I had...

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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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Aerial Art, Aerial Dance, Aerial remedies, aerial rigging, Aerial Silks, Aerial Tips, Aerialists, Covid-19, Safety in aerial arts, Womack and Bowman

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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