Aerial Fitness 101
Around GMA
Around GMA
HPG officer relieved after mauling patrolman Ika-169 nga kaadlawan sang Ilonggo nga baganihan nga si Graciano Lopez Jaena, ginakomemorar Maluhong ina, TINITIPID ang anak at asawang may sakit! | Barangay Love StoriesArticle Inside Page
Showbiz News
Joyce Pring tries out a new form of exercise is called aerial fitness. Check out how it's done here:
Calling all gym rats and Cirque du Soleil fans!
There's a new fitness trend in town and this involves wearing your favorite yoga pants, a lot of arm and core work, and being suspended in the air like a trapeze artist.
This new form of exercise is called aerial fitness and these are workouts done while being hung in the air, from a simple rope to a giant metal cube.
Some of the most common aerial exercises taught to beginners are aerial silks, aerial cube, aerial lollipop, and aerial hammock.
Here are a few facts about aerial exercise that you need to know:
1. No skills (and shoes!) required
You don't need to be a pro at gymnastics or to try aerial exercise. This type of workout can be accessible and adapted to people with different abilities--no matter what your skill level is.
Plus, studios all over the metro offer beginner-friendly courses that will surely get you up in the air in no time.
2. It's one of the best ab and upper body workout around
First of all, you don't need a ton of upper body strength to start, but one benefit of taking aerial classes is that you'll immediately engage your core and arms without realizing it.
According to aerial fitness instructor Mariel Doquenia, aerial exercises are considered a “full body workout.”
By using the aerial cube alone, you can do quite a number of poses that will target your core, upper back, and shoulders while hanging off the ground.
Unang Hirit host Joyce Pring had a go last June 17 with the aerial cube and she had while trying the workout for the first time.
She said, “It's a really good work out because your entire body weight relies on your upper body.”
3. You'll have fun
Imagine how much fun it is to get to play acrobat for an hour.
Your Cirque du Soleil dreams will definitely come true while doing this workout.
4. It's a great bonding exercise
Some acrobatic poses require you to perform certain poses with a partner.
So, it's a great way for you to bond with your significant other, your friend, or a new friend in waiting.
According to Joyce, “It's a lot of fun, great workout and it's nice because you have a partner when you do it.”
5. Expect to be sore the day after your first class
Even if you work out regularly, aerial classes work muscles most of us don't use every day.
Therefore, expect that your forearms will ache, your abs will ache, and most especially, your hands will ache. Don't say we didn't warn you!
If you're interested in taking aerial fitness a go you can learn more about it with the help of #JuanChoyce in Unang Hirit:
