New yoga workout brings students to new highs
By: Adam Van Vreede
Updated: December 13, 2011
(WFRV) -- Working out can help boost your mood, but what about one that can make your spirits soar? A new workout called anti-gravity yoga has students literally flying high.
Pink's acrobatic performance in an antigravity hammock at the Grammy Awards has everyone from celebrities to the masses trying the new craze.
"The Pink thing was really cool because it was the first time that everybody else really got to see it on a really large level," said Christopher Harrison, AntiGravity Yoga creator.
AntiGravity Yoga combines Vinyasa Yoga, aerial dance, pilates and calisthenics.
By distributing your weight equally on the hammock, you work to give your back a much needed break.
On an average day, our spines shrink between a quarter and three-quarters of an inch.
AntiGravity Yoga helps your spine decompress, also helping you relieve pain while feeling your spirits soar.
"The inversion, going upside down, is a known way to stimulate the pituitary gland in your body which is responsible for mood enhancement," said Christine Raffa, of Raffa Power Yoga.
Not only can you build strength, agility and flexibility, but students say flying is the ultimate high.







