- Hey guys, it's Simone here with another episode
of "Mad Different Workouts".
Today I'm here at Cirque School L.A.
Getting ready to get some trapeze on.
Why is it so hard?
I'm a little nervous because my upper body strength
ain't all that.
I'm all lower body.
But we're about to find out, so stay tuned.
Guys, this is my trainer Lindsay.
Hi, Lindsay, how are you?
- Good, how are you?
- I am lovely.
So I think we're getting ready to warm up, right?
- Yes, so we're going to start with a pilates ball warm-up.
- I'm ready, I'm ready, all right.
- The first thing we're going to do
is very gently just move our hips.
- Oh, circus a little nasty nasty.
- [Narrator] Oh yeah.
- The next thing we're going to do is some jumping jacks,
which feel absolutely absurd on the ball
and we're just raising our heartbeats
ready to get-- - Feels a little weird, guys,
but reminds me of being a kid all over again.
- This next thing we're going to do can feel scary
if you haven't gone upside down since childhood.
- Seriously? Okay.
- All the way to the ground.
You've got it, both hands!
Toes go up to the ceiling.
- To the ceiling, hold on.
(heavenly chiming)
- Open into a straddle.
- Okay. - And then close.
(both cheering)
That was it!
- This is just a warm-up. - This is the warm-up.
It's going to be a problem.
Oh my god.
Lindsay just killed me on the warm-up.
But we're about to get into the real deal now.
So what are we going to do?
- The very first thing we're going to do is climb.
Have you climbed a rope or anything like that?
(record scratching)
- No, but okay.
- (laughs) That's okay.
You're going to start with the fabric
on the inside of your knee
and your leg is going to whoosh around.
Very technical. - She makes that look so easy.
(Simone whines) - Yes!
Straighten your legs out
and then you're going to stand.
Keep that bottom foot super flexed.
- I can't move.
(penguin honking)
- You got it, yes, that's it!
Let's go high again.
- No!
(Simon cries)
I was so close, I did one.
It's day one, guys, take it easy.
Woo!
- Great, so we're going to try to go upside down.
- Lindsay!
Lindsay has so no such thing as baby steps.
It's just like (slapping).
- Yes, yes, that's it.
- And then. - Keep going, keep going.
(Simone screams) That's it!
(whimsical chiming)
Then you're going to let go of your hands.
(Simone whines)
Yes, that's it.
- Don't fall down. - You can pretend
you're 30 feet in the air.
- Okay.
Finding my beauty.
(camera clicking) (triumphant music)
- [Crowd] Wow!
- I'm finding my dizziness.
Yeah, oh!
That was amazing.
- That was our journey in silks.
- Hell of a journey.
(adventurous music) (Simone shouts)
We're getting into trapeze, right?
- Yeah. - All right.
So what are we going to do?
- The first thing is to hang from our knees.
(heavenly chiming) - Okay.
- I'm going to take one foot on the bar
and I'm going to sneak my other one through.
I'm going to point my feet,
really squeezing my heels to my butt
and I'm just going to try to hang for a second.
And if I can, I'm going to pull up
and down. - Okay Lindsay,
that's not happening.
- [Announcer] What?
(branches cracking)
(Simone cries)
- All right. - I'll be here.
- Please.
- Put one foot up, yes, get the other one through.
Go, go, yes, yes, yes, up. (elephant trumpets)
Nice, both knees on.
(applauding)
- Woo!
(sighs) That wasn't too bad.
You feel it a little bit right here.
But that's only step one, so I don't know.
- [Lindsay] Yeah, that's it!
All right, we're going to try to find the balance.
- Now we have to do this with no hands, great.
- [Lindsay] Yes, that's it.
(creaking)
- Ooo. - Yeah, that was it.
Awesome, so how are your hands feeling?
You want to do one more thing?
- All right, what are we going to do?
Let's do it. - Cool.
(crowd cheering)
(crowd gasps)
(crowd cheering)
- I had an amazing time swinging from trapeze,
the silks, and everything.
Lindsay, how did I do?
- You were fabulous.
(crowd awing)
- I did the best that I could do.
Trust me, my upper body is killing me.
I can't wait to see you guys next time, bye!
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