Hobbyfest 2012: circus arts
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pktechgirlbackupWith my departure from martial arts, I have a lot more free time. More than that, I have more mental energy and schedule space than I have in years. The effect is bigger because last time I had this much free time I had a substantially weaker endocrine system.* It feels way, way more like getting out of a long term relationship than it should. I want to get out and try lots of new hobbies without committing to any of them. And unlike the relationship-equivalent, it's totally not tacky to document a hobby search in detail.
Today I went to a circus arts class. There were five parts: acro, tightrope, juggling, trampoline, and aerials. I would enjoy being good at any of these, even tightrope, even though it doesn't look that cool and is really pretty painful. But acro and aeriel weren't really fun as an inflexible beginner. Juggling was fun, and might actually be a good flow state thing, but taking a class in it seems unnecessary and possibly even counterproductive.
Trampoline was the clear winner. I grinned my way down the first tumble. It's entirely leg strength, which is my comparative advantage. More flexibility would be better, but trampoline didn't throw my limitations in my face like acro did. I'd consider a prolonged fling, but the only classes available would cramp my lifestyle, and I'm just not in the mood for making compromises right now. But worth looking at after I've sown some more oats.
Next day update: ow the back of my legs. Which is great, because like most women that musculature is comparatively under developed on me. But it's weird, because karate hadn't had that effect on me in years. I think it's a combination of building up the relevant muscles and your body recognizing and avoiding this that will tire you.
*For the curious: I'm off of all prescription drugs, still taking DHEA (cortisone precursor) and some normal vitamins. I'm not optimal, but I'm a lot better than I was, and at this point the drugs do more harm than good.
Today I went to a circus arts class. There were five parts: acro, tightrope, juggling, trampoline, and aerials. I would enjoy being good at any of these, even tightrope, even though it doesn't look that cool and is really pretty painful. But acro and aeriel weren't really fun as an inflexible beginner. Juggling was fun, and might actually be a good flow state thing, but taking a class in it seems unnecessary and possibly even counterproductive.
Trampoline was the clear winner. I grinned my way down the first tumble. It's entirely leg strength, which is my comparative advantage. More flexibility would be better, but trampoline didn't throw my limitations in my face like acro did. I'd consider a prolonged fling, but the only classes available would cramp my lifestyle, and I'm just not in the mood for making compromises right now. But worth looking at after I've sown some more oats.
Next day update: ow the back of my legs. Which is great, because like most women that musculature is comparatively under developed on me. But it's weird, because karate hadn't had that effect on me in years. I think it's a combination of building up the relevant muscles and your body recognizing and avoiding this that will tire you.
*For the curious: I'm off of all prescription drugs, still taking DHEA (cortisone precursor) and some normal vitamins. I'm not optimal, but I'm a lot better than I was, and at this point the drugs do more harm than good.
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