WORKSHOPS
Fighting Gravity Fitness is proud to present monthly events that are sure to be fun, engaging, and fitness or wellbeing oriented. Each special event comes at a special event pricing and registration will be available in advance. Auto-Pay clients will receive a discounted offer.
Check back frequently to see our monthly events and subscribe to our mailing list to get early access to new promotions and workshops. We cannot wait to have you “Hanging Out” with us at Fighting Gravity Fitness
Flips & Tricks Workshop
This workshop focuses on the challenging flips & tricks that is covered in the Advanced Aerial, Suspension, Aerial Dance and AirealBarre classes.
We will guide you through this two hour workshop and teach the techniques in a safe, step by step and informative way. You will have plenty of time to work on and master a variety of flips and moves that are challenging yet fun. After completing this workshop, you will become more confident and ready for anything in your next class!
Date: Sept. 22nd
Time: 12:15 am – 2:00 pm
Cost: $35.00 10% off for all auto-pay clients
(call 804-355-3700 to register)
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“Doga” (Doggie Yoga)
We are bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase “downward-facing dog. Doggie Yoga or “DOGA” is for the dog lovers to share a relaxing yoga class that is fun and very lighthearted. No seriousness in this class, although you will still get the benefit of the yoga class.
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Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Cost: FREE with a monetary donation to help support the Peak Lab Animal Rescue located in the heart of the hurricane Florence in Apex, NC.
Follow Peak Lab Animal Rescue on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/peaklabrescue
(call 804-355-3700 to register)
MELT Workshop!
MELT is a simple self-care technique using soft balls and a soft foam roller to rehydrate the connective tissue system and rebalance the nervous system. The connective tissue system is the missing link in living a pain free, healthy and active lifestyle as we age. MELT can help you reach athletic and physical goals, recover faster, decrease pain, and the risk of being sidelined. The MELT practice is pleasurable for your body. You feel as if you are receiving a massage!
In this four-week series, you will learn how to identify and remove stuck stress in your connective tissue. improve your muscle timing, balance, core control, strength, and stability as you reconnect to your body, re-hydrate your connective tissues, re-balance your nervous system, and release your joint spaces. MELT helps everything work better in your body and gives you more energy, better sleep, less anxiety, and more empowerment in your body and life. All tools provided for class use.
Workshop Dates:
Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15 & Oct. 22
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Cost: $120.00 (Early Bird Special before Sept. 15), After Sept. 15 $150.00
(call 804-355-3700 to register)
Acro Yoga Workshop!
AcroYoga is a practice that blends yoga poses with dynamic acrobatic movement while cultivating trust, playfulness, and community. This workshop is designed for beginners ready to try something new! Each session will begin with warm-up games that will get you ready to move and break the ice. First we will explore fundamental AcroYoga poses. Later we will link these poses together through dynamic transitions to create a fun flow. Our goal with this workshop is to create a welcoming environment for students to try this fun practice and connect with others.
No experience with yoga or acrobatics is necessary. A partner is not required.
Date: Stay tuned for the next time
Time:
Cost: $35.00 (10% discount for all 12 month auto-pay clients and FGF instructors)
$15.00 extra to bring a friend (call 804-355-3700 to register friend)
Aerials & Aroma Workshop!
Need some serious relaxation? Find stillness of the mind and enjoy the scents that allow you to go deeper into the relaxation you need and deserve. This is a perfect combination workshop. You will float in the hammocks, and breathe in and learn about what scents are used for relaxing, inanced focus, and de-stressing. This workshop is brought to you by Lisa Cusano a specialist in Do-Terra essential oils.
No experience with yoga or acrobatics is necessary.
Date: Coming Soon!
Time:
Cost: $25.00 per person (10% discount for all 12 month auto-pay clients)
Maximum capacity 9 people
Phone: 804-355-3700
Stay tuned for our next Aerials & Aroma Workshop!
Buti Glow Party
BUTI Yoga®, meaning “the cure to something hidden or kept secret”, is a fusion of yoga, tribal dance and Plyometrics, with some spiraling movements aimed at unlocking and releasing the Shakti spiral as well as the hips to help energy flow freely in the 1st and 2nd Chakras. BUTI® combines various styles of Hatha yoga with tribal-influenced dance sequences to keep the heart rate up, free the female spirit and help women form a tribe or sisterhood.
Add some glow-in-the-dark body paint and black lights with some awesome tribal music and you have a BUTI GLOW PARTY!!!
Kim Fuhrmeister will be leading us through this workshop with the first hour consisting of an introduction of what Buti Yoga is and teaching you the signature BUTI moves with proper form and technique. After the intro., we will break into helping each other applying glow-in-the-dark paints. Then the last 60 minutes will be a high energy, heart pumping, full of excitement sweat fest with lots of support from your fellow sisters.
Professional Photo Shoot
Have you ever wanted to get that perfect picture in the perfect pose? Well, now you can!
We will schedule each private photo shoot with your choice of a white or a grey back drop, and special lighting with your choice of apparatus. We will provide some sample photos to choose from.
In each session, you will get an average of 10 beautiful photos.
This is good for want-to be-artists, instructors, or anyone with a background in fitness, dance or aerial arts.
Stay tuned for the next Photo Shoot!
Fee $40.00 — Buy Now
10% discount for 12 month members — Buy Now
2 Day Mixed Apparatus Workshop
Our talented aerial instructors, Sydney Leighton and Gabriella Mikulas will offer a 2 hour Mixed Apparatus Workshop that will focus on you working on Silks and Trapeze in this workshop but will have Lyra’s during the class for warm up purposes. If taking both days, you are required to sign up for both days.
will focus on you working on Silks and Trapeze in this workshop but will have Lyra’s during the class for warm up purposes. and will be split between trapeze and silks. Fundamental mounts and technique will be reviewed on both apparatuses, along with several poses essential to any aerialist. Each student should expect coaching that will broaden their personal understanding and experience with both the trapeze and silks.
