Hey it’s me your local circus friend reminding you that if you ever choose to do any kind of inversions (going upside down on an apparatus) at a venue that is not specifically a circus/pole studio, you need to make sure that you have a mat under you at all times

This tweet brought to you by the fact that my fitness gym is running silks classes (with, in my opinion, people who are not properly trained to coach) and they DONT HAVE A SINGLE MAT

It seriously doesn’t matter that you’re “only a few feet from the floor”. A fall directly onto your head and neck can be catastrophic. Someone I know was at a workshop and saw someone BREAK THEIR NECK from a “minor” fall

Safety is paramount in circus. It’s the #1 thing. For six years it’s been drilled into my head, how cool a thing you’re doing DOESNT MATTER IF YOURE NOT SAFE. They also aren’t wearing FUCKING MASKS IN THEIR CLASSES

These people are trying to kill me I swear. It’s a garage so it gets good airflow but hot and holy goddamn!!!!

I’m seriously so fucked up about this. I never, EVER practice without a mat. I’ve been doing circus for 6 years. These people are teaching people who have never inverted and they have a concrete floor under their heads