Trampoline Queens

There are loads of cheap sports classes on at the Stirling university sports centre if you're a member- including free trampolining classes. There were only 3 people signed up for the class initially so I drummed up some support from the nursing & midwifery department making 6 of us so that the course wouldn't be cancelled. (I'd initially signed up for free squash lessons but was the ONLY one interested so they cancelled it!). Usually there were only a maximum of 4 of us who turned up to any one class menaing we each got a good 10-15 minutes each on the trampoline. It's a lot harder work than it looks!

We learnt some of the basic moves and struggled with the more complicated ones which the coach made look easy. If I want to continue in January I'm going to have to sign up as a full fee -paying member of the community and make sure I work in Stirling on Friday!

These photos made me laugh a lot- I hope you enjoy them too!

What style! Doing some warm up jumps - whee!

Me mid straddle jump.

Ann doing the straddle jump - nice one!

Bernie jumping in her own distinctive style!

Levitation! Me practising a back drop on a nice padded mat.

Looks like static - Ann landing.

Bernie's magnificent back drop - looking like some weird head balance!

Diane practising a front drop -ouch! It's really hard to keep your body rigid and avoid smacking your face off the trampoline or breaking your thumbs!

Pike jump (bring your legs out straight in front and touch your toes while in the air) to a half turn.