STRETCHING your leg behind you before reaching back to catch hold of your foot is hard enough -- but just try doing it upside down.
This is only one challenge of the latest US fitness fad -- upside-down yoga. Devotees of the system are dedicated to getting hung up over exercise -- literally. Anti-gravity yoga is the darling of US fitness chain Crunch (which gets a regular cameo role in the Sex And The City series). The unorthodox gym company is also responsible for exercise initiatives such as pole-dancing, pogo-hopping and sword-training.
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Fit to be tried: Anti-gravity yoga
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What is AntiGravity Yoga?
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AntiGravity Yoga is a fitness regime designed to increase one's overall health and physical agility while having fun and creating beauty. AntiGravity is an acrobatic performance company whose daily workout utilizes the AntiGravity Hammock. The technique was created by gymnasts for the sake of exploring the air and has been modified and enhanced to fit into the yoga mold and to cater to the everyday athlete. By adding additional techniques from dance, pilates and calisthenics, AntiGravity has created a complete workout that is certain to get you in shape while realigning you from the compression of gravity. AntiGravity Yoga takes into consideration both meanings of the word --- working to manipulate physics while staying lighthearted.
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