Aerial Physique tones the upper body and core while burning calories What Is It: Aerial Physique uses silks suspended from the ceiling for a workout “designed to give you the strength of a Cirque ...

Fifteen minutes into my trial aerial silks lesson at Bumbershoot Aerial Arts, I am close to tears. Despite clear instructions from two compassionate teachers, I cannot get the hang of the first move: ...

Crissy Langhammer knows how it feels to lean into the tension. As an aerial silks instructor, there is a physical tension being up on a silk or rope: Your body isn’t used to being up in the air, ...

Yoga is a popular fitness practice that can be done in many different forms, even while being suspended from the ceiling in a silk hammock. During an aerial yoga class, participants still focus on ...

Imagine doing a yoga pose. Now imagine doing that same pose while suspended in the air with the aid of a brightly colored piece of fabric. Or think about hanging upside down with lengths of fabric ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Red aerial silks hung to the floor at National Dance Academy in Coralville before Mimi Ke wrapped the ...