DAY 19 - AERIAL HOOP

My arms feel like spaghetti today. I hardly had any upper body strength for this aerial hoop class I took last night. 

We started off by doing conditioning. Most of the exercises consisted of pull-ups or something similar. I was cracking up the whole time from my inability to do even one pull-up. Luckily, I still managed to do some of the non-pulling movements. 

In addition to pulling my own body weight, I had to spin around while holding onto the hoop. No lie, I had motion sickness after class and fought hard not to vomit. LOL! At one point during class, someone called out to me:

FELLOW CLASSMATE: "Is that lady okay?? MISS, ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU DIZZY?" 

... Haha so this is how 30 feels... 

Anyway, we learned two moves:

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Coffin

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Gazelle

Here's Coffin:

And here's Gazelle:

I spoke with one of the girls who was really good at the hoop. 

ME: How long have you been doing this? 

HOOP CHICK: I was attending class regularly for two years, but it's been a while since I've done it. 

ME: How often would you go to class? 

HOOP CHICK: Four times a week. Also we did a lot of conditioning. We were doing at a minimum 10 pull-ups with very good form. 

DAMN wuuu...

Here are what I believe the benefits are for training that frequently:

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You're probably making the most out of your studio membership because I know for damn sure those monthly fees ain't cheap

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It's pretty evident that you will improve as you continue to attend classes.

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Much like pole class, the results are measurable...

...and results are also noticeable through bruising lol. My arms are pretty sore today and I bruised on the inside of my elbows, underside of my knees, and tops of my feet. BUT! I do feel pretty motivated to continue on this exercising high. 

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DAY 19 - Take an aerial hoop class [COMPLETE] 

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My thoughts? SUPER FUN! It felt like I was a kid again playing on a jungle gym. 

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Would I do it again? Yes. In fact, I'm looking at other studios closer to my area. 

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How easy/difficult was it to learn the moves? The actual "tricks" were very easy to learn. However, with the right conditioning, it could definitely look a lot more elegant and refined. 

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What did I learn? I learned a very similar lesson to the pole class - maintain a workout regimen. I think I've put off building my upper body strength for waaay too long. Time to get into shape (or at least attempt)!