Entries by Jen MacQueen

How to Recover After Circus Class

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Are you ready for this week! Classes at Akrosphere start back up tomorrow! Can you tell I’m excited? A break is nice and all, but I can’t wait to start teaching and training again! Not sure how many of you know, but I started learning cyr wheel this year, and […]

5 Exercises to Get Your Body Ready for Circus!

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! When you stop exercising, even if it’s for a week, you are telling your body that you don’t need to use certain muscles anymore. Even just taking two weeks off can be detrimental to your strength. And guess what? Akrosphere is still on it’s end of summer break! That means […]

The Art of Writing Under Pressure

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! When I think about circus, I most often look at it from the performer’s point of view. I think about the training and the hard work an artist goes through to be a part of a show. But if you really think about it, without someone to actually write the […]

A Beginner’s Guide to Foam Rolling

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! I’d like to keep this rehab and recovery train going and talk about foam rolling! Foam rollers offer many of the same benefits of a sports massage, but the great thing about it is that you can do it in the comfort of your own home, and without the big […]

Ice vs Heat: Which is Better for Your Injury?

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Last week, I talked about recovery, and how important it is to keep our bodies working. One of the techniques I mentioned is therapeutic icing and heating. Now, here is a question I get ALL THE TIME from students and parents: Should I use ice or heat for an injury? […]

Recovery and Rehabilitation

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Today, I want to talk about the ABUSE we put our bodies through. Circus is not easy, by any means! We are constantly sore or hurting from scrapes, cuts, or burns, and let’s not forget about injuries! I currently have a pinky injury from Cyr wheel. I would attach a […]

Independence Day Festivities!

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! If you remember correctly, you know that I’ve fairly recently moved to Georgia. I’ve been in town since October and I don’t really know too much about what goes on. With Independence Day coming up, I figured it would be nice to actually go out and watch some fireworks, as […]

Food Trucks!

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! This past week my grandmother turned 76 years old! She was a huge part of my life when I was growing up and I absolutely love her, so of course I had to leave town to celebrate with her!  I wanted to take her to dinner, but we couldn’t decide […]

Circus Coming to Town!

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! I am writing to you this week to let you know we have another circus coming to town! Circo Hermanos Vazquez will be in Atlanta from July 12th through August 4th! Circo Hermanos Vazquez was founded in 1969 in Mexico City. After much success touring Mexico and Central America for […]

Circus Roncalli’s Holographic Animals

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Not sure how many of you have ever taken online personality quizzes that claim to tell you more about you than you ever need to know, but from time to time, when I have nothing else happening, I will partake. According to Buzzfeed, I am 483rd in line for the […]