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BY CHELSEA MCGARTLAND
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The latest trend in fitness is taking yoga to new heights -- literally. KXAN has more.
Kate Weidaw: “While the white pods may remind you of Lady Gaga’s arrival at the Grammys the hammock suspended three feet off the ground is what makes this form of yoga so unique.
Sarah Shrader: “Although grounded in yoga we pull from dance, calisthenics, gymnastics, acrobat; get a great core work out but have tons of fun.”
Gymnast and acrobat Christopher Harrison created antigravity yoga for those - like himself - who need a low-impact workout. Good Morning America’s Cameron Mathison went to Harrison’s LA studio to try it out for himself. He tells ABC -- it can also help with physical rehabilitation.
Lara Spencer: “It looks really hard do you really think that regular folks like myself can do it? ‘Cause you’re a jock...
Cameron Mathison: “Listen, if I can do it, anybody can do it. No question I was a little intimidated going in but these poses are pretty easy to pick up and the instructor Chris does say that it’s for anybody any age, totally safe.”
But “low impact” doesn’t mean -- no results. A blogger for The New York Times weighs in on her experience.
“The next day, you’ll feel it in your lower abs, upper arms and shoulders. Your upper hip area just plain hurts (or, in my case, is black-and-blue) from dangling upside down.”
Painful or not, a blogger for The Stir is excited to try the trend -- especially for the mental benefits, saying after all...
“…who wouldn't want to be enveloped in a self-contained silk pod, so you can LITERALLY shut out the rest of the world and get better awareness of your mind, body, and spirit? Sounds fab and, like, just what the yogi called for.”
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