June 10, 2022, 5:38 pm | Read time: 3 minutes
Gracefully swinging through the air, seemingly weightless while hanging from cloths: What looks like impressive acrobatics is called Flying Pilates. It was invented by personal trainer and Pilates coach Sonja Ehrlich. She will introduce participants at the FITBOOK Beach Camp, taking place from September 30 to October 7 in Crete, to this extraordinary sport and show them how Flying Pilates can help achieve new fitness heights.
The trained economist has been working as a trainer since 2007. In 2012, Sonja Ehrlich developed the Flying Pilates training concept, which she offers in courses at her studio in Hamburg and at the FITBOOK Beach Camp. The unique aspect: In Flying Pilates, you float through the room on secured cloths. The sport combines elements from Pilates, functional fitness, suspension training, and aerial acrobatics, creating a unique training experience. Muscles are strengthened, joints become more flexible, and posture improves. In addition to concentration and body tension, Flying Pilates also demands and promotes a high degree of balance and strength–and a bit of trust.
Name: Sonja Ehrlich
Residence: Hamburg
Education: Economist (WAH), Pilates and personal trainer (DTB, IFAA), group fitness trainer in various formats, pre- and postnatal trainer, developer and owner of Flying Pilates, initially worked as a trainer part-time since 2007, founder/developer of Flying Pilates as a new training concept in 2012, opened the first Flying Pilates studio in 2013, developed Flying Pilates as a training concept in 2015, certified by the German Pilates Association e.V.
“Sport Must Be Fun”
FITBOOK: Which courses will you offer at the FITBOOK Beach Camp?
Sonja Ehrlich: “At the FITBOOK Beach Camp, I will primarily teach Pilates, but also stretching courses as well as abdominal and core training.”
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What are you most looking forward to at the FITBOOK Beach Camp?
Ehrlich: “I am most looking forward to doing sports with great people at the FITBOOK Beach Camp, enjoying the sun, being on the beach, and experiencing the great vibes together.”
What is your fitness motto?
Ehrlich: “My fitness motto is: Sport must be fun! If you enjoy sports, you stick with it, you stay committed, you see success, you get more enjoyment from sports, and thus both are inseparable for me.”
“Participants Will Go Home with Lots of Motivation”
What is the worst sentence that trainees can annoy you with?
Ehrlich: “There isn’t really a worst sentence that trainees can annoy me with. But I think a question I don’t like hearing is: ‘How much longer?’”
Where will you be most often found at the FITBOOK Beach Camp?
Ehrlich: “You will find me at the FITBOOK Beach Camp on my mat on the beach, looking out at the sea and probably with a cup of coffee in hand. And if I’m not there, you’ll likely see me at the dessert buffet, because I love eating dessert.”
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What can participants of your courses at the FITBOOK Beach Camp look forward to the most?
Ehrlich: “Participants will go home with lots of good vibes after the FITBOOK Beach Camp, and I believe they will also go home with lots of motivation to continue the training in their daily lives.”