Aerial / circus fitness in London on a budget

Aerial fitness is such an expensive hobby. When I first started aerial hoop, it took me a long time to justify the expense. I kept asking myself: how am I going to afford to do aerial hoop? One class can cost about £26! I had to give it up for a while when I was moving jobs and home because I couldn’t...

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Aerial fitness every day for a week

I’m totally in love with aerial fitness. I’ve been taking aerial hoop and trapeze classes weekly for about the past 6 months at Gymbox but I’ve always wanted to try other aerial apparatus. Recently, my friend told me about a ClassPass promotion and invited me to try a spinning pole class with her (linked...

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3 traditional Chinese crafts used in ‘The Story of Yanxi Palace’

I’ve been obsessed with the period drama The Story of Yanxi Palace (延禧攻略). To fill the void, I’ve been trying to dig deeper behind the scenes of the show. If you haven’t watched Yanxi Palace yet, I highly recommend it! However, you won’t need to have watched the show to appreciate the art and skill...

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Episode Recap: The Unbelievable (怪談 逆北道) - China's No.1 Ghost Village (中國第一鬼村) Part 2

Hey look, the Master is dressed up this time! No more repping his rock bands?  Links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Part 1 Sifu's feeling fancy today. Howard says that they originally wanted to stay inside the Wong family mansion to see if they could contact any of their spirits but...

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