Antigravity: what it is and what benefits it has

The aerial or antigravity gymnasticsalso called yoga antigravity, acrobatics with fabrics or aerial dance, experienced a boom in the United States a few years ago and now in Spain it can be practiced in more and more wellness centers, both specialized and in gym chains that offer this discipline with expert instructors.

What is antigravity or aerial gymnastics?

He antigravity yoga is a technique of physical exercise that combines elements from different disciplines, both sporting and artistic.

The creator of this discipline, Christopher Harrisonis a dancer and producer of Broadway shows interested in merge dance, acrobatics and yoga for exercise strength and flexibility in a playful waymaking normally difficult poses very easy in the air.

His staging is of great beauty: a kind of elastic band hanging from the ceiling by two points allows you to perform all kinds of suspended movements, defying gravity.

After an Antigravity session you have the feeling of having “flown” and enjoy a relaxing body lightness.

The antigravity exercise is for everyone

Despite its showiness, the Antigravity It allows you to adopt very easy and relaxed postures in your most basic sessions.

Lowering the hammock almost to ground leveluntil older people can benefit from your practice. It is also suitable for learn it from childhoodand is very beneficial in the development of proprioception skills, coordination…

Besides, work strength, flexibility, joint mobility and balancesince the exercises activate the muscles of the abdomen, buttocks and lower back.

Benefits of aerial gymnastics

Its benefits are no less remarkable: by working without the spine receiving any pressure, alignment and decompression of the vertebrae are encouraged.

Improvement the influx of the blood circulation to the headwhich increases the ability to concentrate and intellectual performance.The inverted postures unzip columnallow to rebalance energy, stimulate the circulatory system and regulate the nervous system The stretching of the musculature of the whole body and the work of the back allow improve body posturethe endurance cardiovascular and the force muscle and increase flexibility and the mobility of the body. Liberty sensationwhen working in suspension, relaxThe sessions are very fun and the instructor teaches techniques and movements that multiply the possibilities of the body, so body expressiveness is gained.