Aerial Physique

I don’t usually do Unilocal reviews, but Aerial Physique in Inglewood warrants one. I started at Aerial Physique about a year and a half ago and haven’t looked back since! If you’ve ever been at all interested in aerial silk or lyra (aerial hoop), then this is THE place to start and try it out. There’s very personalized instruction – the instructors are all very talented at «reading» people’s bodies and the way they move and are able to cater their instruction to you. From the beginning, the instructors never make you feel lost or like you’re bringing the rest of the class down, which I’ve found to be paramount to having a good experience when starting something new. The studio is large and perfect for aerial – it feels like you’re part of a beautiful, up-​scale circus! I’ve tried other studios in Los Angeles and New York, and they’ve been good, but Aerial Physique takes the cake, especially for those new to aerial.

This review is long overdue. I was an absolute beginner with no experience in dance or gymnastics when I came to Jill’s intro class over a year ago. I’m not sure I would have stuck with silks had I gone to a different studio. Jill was so friendly and welcoming and made sure that even a beginner like me could accomplish some fun things my very first class. I always felt safe and that Jill was giving each student individual attention. She is just the BEST instructor. If you are thinking about trying silks but are scared because you have no idea what you’re doing… GO TO JILL. She will make it fun, safe and leave you wanting to learn more. Terribly sad I don’t live in LA anymore and can’t keep taking classes from Jill. Whenever I visit, you can bet I will be trying to get into one of her classes. ALSO, she’s starting her own aerial clothing line, which is amazing and I can’t wait to order some aerial apparel! Oh, and I have both of her books (from amazon)…What can I say, I’m a fan. ;) She deserves all of her success and more!

Have been taking classes at Aerial Physique for about 2 years now and this new location is a great improvement. The ceilings are so much higher so now we’re able to do a bunch of different drops and other things that we couldn’t do with the lower ceilings. Class size is still small enough (6 max) to have that personalized attention which I think is really important for a class like this. And all the teachers and really nice and patient. AND… this is the funnest workout you’ll ever do in your life.

I want to start off by saying if you are adventurous, outgoing, and willing to go for it, this is the perfect place for you!
My friend decided to try something a little different for her birthday and I am always down to try something new so I happily accepted her invitation. I knew this was going to be interesting. We made reservations for an hour and a half for beginner lessons.
Our instructors name was Jill and guys this lady is truly amazing at this art! She made the class so lively and fun! Before this class I couldn’t imagine myself swinging upside down from fabric but I faced it like a champ and I definitely feel like a bada$$!!
It is also a great workout! Thank you Jill for making my friends birthday amazing! This place is a definite go to!

I’ve been a client at Aerial Physique for over a year now. I can’t get enough — wish I could be there every day. Jill is an excellent teacher, especially for beginners and for more advanced students who want to build their skills safely and healthily. Her classes are small and she exercises an abundance of caution, which is so important with aerial — but I still feel like I’ve progressed at the right pace and am learning something new every week. She has great attention to detail and gives us exercises to improve our form and fluidity. I’ve been to several other studios in LA and, while I enjoy trying new places (and they are much closer in distance), there is a reason that Aerial Physique is my ‘primary’ studio and the place I keep buying class packages again and again. Jill is also a GORGEOUS aerialist and very inspiring to watch. The other teachers are fabulous as well. Besides Jill, I’ve taken the most classes with Kylie, and her love of aerial is infectious.
Now that Aerial Physique is in the new studio with high ceilings and a fun vibe (perfect for that Insta pic: D), it’s a great time to check them out. Although I will warn you — I tried to «check them out» with a Gilt City voucher last summer, and then just couldn’t stop, so be prepared to be hooked!
PS: If you are interested in my initial experiences as a newbie, I also wrote a review at their old location after just three classes.

Gymnasts, dancers, fitness moguls unite! Aerial Physique combines beauty and strength as you learn to maneuver your body and a fabric in the air. Never seen it or still unsure of what it is? Jill has tutorials online as well and all the instructors demonstrate each move effortlessly before teaching it to you.
One important aspect of AP is that safety is a priority. If you get wrapped up like a mummy or twisted in a whirlwind, Jill can tell you how to abort the mission and arrive safely back to land. With their new high ceilings the sky is the limit but your arms may give out before you reach it!

I finally got a chance to come out to Aerial Physique and I“m so glad I did! The gym is absolutely lovely, the ceiling are super high, there’s lots of parking spaces and it is very clean. Jill is a wonderful instructor, she also emailed me to let me know that the class time had changed way in advance, which I appreciated. I believe the class was supposed to have five people-​which is very small and intimate! It turned out that it was just myself and another student (who was also so welcoming and warm) so we definitely got a really good workout and lots of time on the silks. I look forward to taking more classes at Aerial Physique!

I have been a student of Jill’s for a little over a year, and have moved with her studio from her old location in Santa Monica to this new one. All of the teacher’s are amazing, so you really can’t go wrong, and the BIGGEST plug to the location move is that the ceilings are twice as high!
I’ve been to a few other studios in both LA and NY, and I feel the safest with Aerial Physique. Many other locations are over crowded, and when learning new tricks, I feel like it’s important to have more individual attention since there’s no harness, just a landing pad. Also more importantly is how every teacher can break down a trick and walk you through each step. Bonus points if you can warn me when something might pinch or rub (I’m a wuss)!

I have been with Aerial Physique for about 8 months now and cannot recommend, or praise, it highly enough. First of all, the instructors are amazing. Not only are they immensely skilled aerialists, but they all have such joy and enthusiasm as teachers that you can’t help but have fun in class. They are always patient and encouraging with every single student, as are the other students in class. It’s a very supportive atmosphere, which is pretty helpful when you are doing strange tricks in the air. Every week there is something new introduced, so I have never lacked a challenge. The instructors will always lead you through a warmup with stretching before climbing the silks. The classes are small so the instructors are able to pay close attention to technique – it really is like getting a semi-​private lesson.
The new studio. The new studio is amazing, spacious, open, and has really high ceilings, which will be perfect for learning drops, not to mention improving stamina and strength. It’s a great space with a great atmosphere, lots of mats, plenty of space to stretch while not on the silks, and a lovely lobby area.
Aerial Physique has brought so much joy and strength to my life – I couldn’t imagine being at any other studio in town!

Aerial Physique is the best aerial program in Los Angeles for aerial performers, athletes and artists of all levels.
I have been with this studio for about a year and a half. The instructors are carefully trained and selected, methodical, safe, and incredibly talented — not to mention hilarious and wonderful to be around. Jill, Kylie, Jasmin, Elise, Kiki, Christine — I’m inspired and proud to call these distinguished women my instructors.
The new space is AMAZING. It’s massive and offers ~30-​foot aerial points, which allows for a broad range of wild tricks/​drops, and also boosts your endurance like crazy. The dark red, draping theater curtains, open space, and circus décor truly make you feel like you’ve escaped reality and jumped into the circus. The previous space in Santa Monica was cozy and beautiful, but this new space in Inglewood takes the program to an entirely new level.
Cherry on top — Aerial Physique offers the distinct opportunity to immerse yourself in a community of modern Renaissance men and women who seem to do everything while maintaining a balanced approach to life. Truly inspiring vibe, recommended to all.

I had a wonderful experience at aerial physique. I recently travelled from NY to LA for vacation and had set up a couple of private lessons with Jill while I was in the area. The new location is beautiful and huge and was probably the freshest smelling aerial studio I have been to. Jill was very friendly and encouraging while showing me some new tricks and climbs. I have being doing silks for a while now and I loved how she was micro managing certain things to make me more successful at silks. Not once did she make me feel bad for struggling with learning something new. She was very patient and if she saw any inkling of me getting frustrated we moved on. She even taught me some great conditioning exercises that I could bring home so I can eventually nail that invert!
Thank you Jill for being wonderfully patient and encouraging. You are a wonderful teacher and I wish you much success in your new location!!!

I’ve been a client of Aerial Physique since it was at the prior location on Montana. The new location has plenty of space and really high ceilings (which is great as you become more advanced because you have all sorts of height to do your double/​triple stars and you can get several rotations in on your wheeldowns). Jill is the most amazing instructor — she is so physically gifted but is great at breaking down things and targeting which parts of a trick/​skill you might be having trouble with. The other students are incredibly encouraging and supportive. I never thought I would be able to do a single pull up and now I can do several. The classes are small (6 people normally), so there is lots of individualized attention. The new location has ample parking, bathrooms and places to sit/​change.

Worst experience ever!
This place is a rip off. I went to an intro class through classpass that they sell as «excellent to increase upper body and core strength.» However, The instructor spent 70% of the time talking. She said that since there were only 2 students, she would finish early bc we would supposedly be too tired to do the entire 75min. But she went ahead and started late as well and what was supposed to be a 75min class turned out to be 2 positions: one on silk, another on Lyra. She wouldn’t let me practice the positions I already know on the down time and went on to say that the studio does that on purpose so «classpass students will feel the need to pay for classes to actually learn silks.»
The facility is dirty, messy and dusty as well. Not like the pictures at all! Just awful.
What they don’t understand is that if they focused on giving a good class, the students would get hooked and go back many times, instead, I never ever want to waist my time like that again.