We went to a Circus fitness class in Birmingham

BirminghamWorld visited CircusMash in Kings Heath for a trapeze class and this is how it went.

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00:00 Hi, I'm Ben. I've been doing trapeze for about three months or so and before that I used to do silks for a couple of years.

00:10 I really enjoy it. I was at Glastonbury Festival a long time ago and saw some people doing silks and thought it looked really good fun.

00:18 So I looked up where my local circus place was and I've loved it ever since.

00:25 It's just really a lovely mix of creativity and teamwork and physical exercise as well.

00:35 Getting stronger and moving your legs and things is really good fun.

00:40 Sometimes it's a bit painful with the trapeze. You get a few little bruises and grazes but it's definitely worth it.

00:47 I'd recommend anyone who's interested to give it a go and come along.

00:53 We visited Circus Mash in Kings Heath where circus arts and camaraderie goes hand in hand.

01:01 Inspired by the participants and the trainers, I took the lesson as well and this is how it went.

01:09 That's it. Amazing.

01:13 Fist comes from the back. Yes, now push your one. Yes, nice!

01:27 [Applause]

01:31 (claps)