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Mindy Cochran
Sep 1, 20232 min read
Nervous About Starting Aerial Fitness? Start Here.
I remember the excitement when my friend Angie invited me to my very first aerial silks class. There was an aerialist here in town...
Mindy Cochran
Sep 28, 20222 min read
What It Means to Have A Movement Practice
It has taken me a decade of movement exploration, a little investigation and a lot of contemplation to wrap my brain around the term...
Mindy Cochran
May 1, 20223 min read
Rest Days & The Myth of "No Pain, No Gain"
MYTH: “Rest is for the weak” MYTH: “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger” MYTH: “It’s the days when the body aches, desire is low,...
Mindy Cochran
Jan 14, 20223 min read
How to Believe in Yourself as A Performer
I started practicing aerials in 2012. Like most new aerialists, I was totally obsessed and I am quite sure I annoyed all my family and...
Mindy Cochran
Aug 3, 20204 min read
Pole, Silks, or Hoop: How to Choose An Apparatus
Today I take on the age-old riddle: which apparatus should I start my aerial journey on? The short answer is that I have built curriculum...
Mindy Cochran
Jun 1, 20201 min read
Monthly Goal Worksheet
I am here to foster a culture of healthy livin g and create a community of movers in the Flathead Valley. With a new month around the...
Mindy Cochran
Feb 8, 20203 min read
Seven Things You Can Do at Home to Be A Better Aerialist
We love aerial arts because it is wicked cool. Here are a few things you can do at home until you can get back into the studio to play.
Mindy Cochran
Jan 29, 20203 min read
Answers to All of Your Questions About Pull-ups, Including "What if I Can't Even Do One?"
Pull-ups nor superhuman strength are requirements for aerial training. But, since y’all are hyper-focused on pull-ups, let’s break it down!
Mindy Cochran
Jun 1, 20193 min read
The Stigma Surrounding Pole Dance
The year was 2011 and I had watched a video of pole acrobat Jenyne Butterfly (now a Cirque Du Solei artist) on YouTube and it was...
Mindy Cochran
May 24, 20192 min read
On Empowering The Women in Our Lives...
We talk about how aerial fitness empowers women, but recently I started asking myself: what does that actually mean? I wanted to get...
Mindy Cochran
Mar 1, 20192 min read
Using Aerial & Tabata to Get Out of a Workout Rut
Tabata training is a HIIT (high intensity interval training) format that involves a period of high intensity activity followed by rest.
Mindy Cochran
Mar 2, 20175 min read
What Others Are Saying About Mindy's Classes
Here are reviews and compliments from others I have collected over the years. Thank you for putting your faith in me for your workouts!
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