Dr. Ashley Aardsma, DPT

01/11/2026

Welp, another week and another bears win brought to you through another cardiac stress test! You’re gonna wanna watch this one til the end🐻⬇️
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11/27/2025

Grateful. For my family, my friends, the opportunities life presents me, and this puppy dog. 🍁☀️
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11/11/2025

Cherry basket something or other (I really need to remember the names!). I’ve been out for a month, and boy did I notice. Detraining in the body happens quickly, in some ways more than others. My grip strength was there but not confidently. My endurance was enough but barely. My inverts were doable but not skillfully. What showed up best for me? My brain! Movement patterns were stuck like glue and while my physical body had a challenging time performing, my brain knew where I needed to go before I needed to do so. Neuro training is crucial will skill acquisition; it’s not only about strength and power all the time.

I love my aerial family and have missed laughing (and cussing) with them. Human to human: be yourself and your people will find you, even if it takes longer than expected. Hopefully now back to our [mostly] regularly scheduled programming!
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09/11/2025

I am flying today; while standing in line for security, we had a moment of silence followed by the playing of the bag pipes, and moments like this never get easier. 24 years ago, this day became an annual memorial of how violently tragic indifference can be; these people were lost because hate reigned, and it heartbreakingly still reigns today. Let this be a constant reminder of why it’s important to choose love and respect over hate with difference.
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04/12/2025