Our five lessons were on the aerial silks - learned some neat tricks
At our first acrobat class, Megan and I get a feel for the ropes
Megan learns the ropes
The first thing we learned was foot wraps that let us balance and lift on the ropes
The first class surprised me - I didn't know that this would be the most intense core workout I've ever done
Megan got the hang of things really quickly
Class #2: Megan and I laughed at the cheesy Arnold mural on the wall. Mattox Circus Company operates at a gym on Exeter Road
Once we were up in the air, we could do some awesome tricks
Megan does an inverted aerial move
By class #3 we were getting a lot stronger
Megan shows off great form with her inversion
It's all in the wraps and core body strength
Megan during our third class
Megan doing an aerial trick
Our instructor Lee Mattox was amazing
Megan does a superman pose
It was a wicked workout - and not every move turned out perfectly for us beginners
My superman pose
The five classes were an awesome workout!
We started each class with a core warmup, stretching and several climbs to the ceiling
Practicing my inversion... using muscles I didn't know were there before
Practicing my wraps with the silks
Practicing an inversion
No arms!
Lee helps get me in position for a trick
No I'm not falling... actually holding myself in this position
Practicing another trick
Trying another move
It was amazing watching the advanced students practice advanced tricks and choreographed routines
No hands!
Lee gets me ready for my favourite trick...
Finishing move on class #5
