I've been doing lots of trapeze, and so much of it is holding your own weight.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've been taking a trapeze class for the last couple of years. I'm working on my double back flip right now.
I did a lot of trapeze stuff when I did 'Pippin' and continued to do it afterward. Flying is so fun, and I was used to the harness idea, but these harnesses are like intense, full bodysuit things.
I've been trying to put weight on my whole life, and I've been able to do it.
I'm not a big fan of just doing weights. Anything more physical is infinitely better.
I stay away from straight bench; all the work I do is with dumbbells to protect my rotator cuffs. Then I'll do a bunch of different pull moves like inverted rows before finishing with some simple internal or external rotations with a band to strengthen my shoulder.
I am not a fitness freak, but I do my regular exercises.
I do a variety of weight-lifting, elliptical glider, stretching exercises, push-ups.
Working your obliques pulls everything together and gives you a slim waist.
I was performing in this burlesque group, and we would go to dance rehearsals every day. You'd use every part of your body. Even though some of it is slow, it takes a lot of muscle to be able to dip down and come back up.
Being on a trapeze is like dreaming. I feel totally outside of myself when I'm flying. You know, designing shoes, my imagination is flying in my drawings.