Never Suffer From Fitness Class Boredom Ever Again!

We’re now three months into 2023, and firmly at the halfway stage to Summer! Fitness and health are at the forefront of many people’s mind, yet some find the prospect of pounding the streets or hitting the gym daunting, uninspiring or simply mundane.

If you are the kind of person where Doggy Yoga doesn’t cut it, Pilates is so last year and the prospect of donning boxing gloves for a touch of Boxercise is too aggressive, you are not alone! Whilst all exercise is good exercise, there are a lot of people like you who are searching for an adrenaline pumping and exciting way to get fit.

Something different, something that works, something that stimulates pride, and a sense of achievement. Well, here at Costalink Magazine, we have discovered classes that do all this and are as far away from routine as you can possibly get. If you consider yourself a bit of a gymnast and don’t mind heights, aerial silks and hoops may be the exciting and challenging fitness class for you!

Aerial silks are exactly as they sound; two lengths of incredibly strong material hung from the ceiling that you can climb and manipulate around your body to help you hold different positions at various heights from the ground. This is a great core strength workout because you’re needing to move and suspend your body whilst maintaining control over the silks as you climb. As you progress, it’s apparently really easy to build the difficulty, and the brave amongst you could even progress to daring drops where you catch yourself mere feet from the floor!

Expat Hayley Cronin, a self confessed tattooed, rock climbing aerialist, is such the person who needs the next level adrenaline, She owns an Aerial Display Performance Act, that incorporates circus skills in the air to add the spectacular to events like launches, festivals and the like!

Hayley has also been teaching aerial fitness for 11 years, incorporating Aerial Hoops, Silks, and body conditioning and is passionate to share her expertise, skills and advice and teach people to enjoy life upside down!

Based in Marbella, Hayley created Marbella Aerial Fitness and a series of classes with the intention to help people with fitness, and to help build confidence, bravery and skills. Popular amongst children from the age 5 upwards, Hayley has classes to suit all levels, and even throws kids aerial parties! Perfect for adults alike, Hayley’s coaching style builds body confidence and promotes self esteem. As your skills progress, you become increasingly confident in your physical abilities.

Hayley says www.marbellaaerialfitness.com

“I love it more and more everyday. Of all the disciplines I teach, my favourite has to be silks. I love ‘big’ strength moves and drops, anything that has that wow factor! My teaching style is very fitness orientated, I’m all about getting a good workout and releasing those endorphins. I have a real passion for hard work and anything that requires some strength and determination, both physically and mentally”.

So if you’re in the mood to challenge yourself, meet like minded people, achieve the spectacular and relieve yourself of boredom that sometimes sets in whilst getting fit and strong physically and mentally, then this Aerial exercise is perfect to try. I have seen the positive effects it has had with some friends, who in turn have also made friends for life with their Aerial buddies! What’s stopping you?

Feature by Ian Lucas