Artist exposure types in circus arts
| Exposure type | Definition | Exposure data recorded |
| Class (student)* | This could include an individual or group class in which the artist is a student. May include warm-up, cool-down or discipline-specific conditioning activities, as well as skills, artistic creation and choreography. | Number of sessions by specific circus discipline. |
| Class (teacher)* | This could include individual or group classes in which the artist is in the role of a teacher and physically demonstrates warm-up, cool-down or discipline-specific conditioning activities, as well as skills, artistic creation and choreography. | Number of sessions by specific circus discipline. |
| Independent* training | This includes skill-specific training, artistic creation or choreography practice without a teacher guiding the session. May also include warm-up, cool-down or discipline-specific conditioning activities. | Number of sessions by specific circus discipline. |
| Rehearsal* | This includes practising a choreographed piece, act or entire show in preparation for a performance. This includes warm-up and cool-down. | Number of sessions by specific circus discipline. |
| Performance | This includes presenting a piece, act or entire show in front of an audience or recorded for an audience. | Number of performances by specific circus discipline. Please note time for a warm-up and cool-down would be recorded as training rather than performance exposure.* |
| Physical conditioning for muscle performance* | Physical conditioning to improve muscle activation, endurance, strength, power and/or coordination that is separate from training specific circus skills and not on a circus apparatus. This could include modes of exercises such as high-intensity interval training, where muscle performance exercises are used to achieve an elevated heart rate response. | Number of sessions. Could also specify the target body region or mode of training (eg, resisted training with weights, bodyweight exercise, etc). |
| Physical conditioning for flexibility/joint mobility* | Physical conditioning with the intent of increasing joint mobility or muscle flexibility. Please note this is different from contortion skill training. | Number of sessions. Could also specify the target body region or mode of training (eg, passive stretching, dynamic stretching/active flexibility, etc). |
| Other sports or fitness | Any sports or fitness activities that do not fit the above categories (eg, running, swimming, rock climbing, cycling, yoga). | Number of sessions. Could also specify the type of fitness training. |
*Included in measuring exposure in hours to circus training.