Our first reaction when we saw Paolo and Alessandra practice Acrovibes in their promo video set in Milan was: wow, wonderful! We want to try that too! The second reaction right after that was, OMG, we will never manage! Acrovibes doesn’t seem simple at all at first, it actually looks like something way closer to circus arts than a wellness activity. Circus, it turns out, has nothing to do with it, but this discipline’s story is definitely rather acrobatic.
Alessandra and Paolo have been friends since they were kids, they were kindergarten friends, to be precise. Their friendship was a winding road, bringing them together and separating them again many times over the years, but sports was always something they had in common. Alessandra’s passion was unconventional, to say the least, since she loved pole dancing, while Paolo was a boxer for 15 years, before becoming a personal trainer and an instructor for several activities, among which acroyoga. About a year ago, the two started training together, uniting their favorite elements of the activities they enjoyed, which included acroyoga, acrogym and callisthenics, with a touch of verticalism thrown in: as they trained, they started taking some photos for their respective Instagram accounts. Friends and followers immediately showed interest: enthusiasm and passion spread like wildfire, and soon Paolo and Alessandra were overwhelmed by trial class requests! That’s how they decided to launch themselves in...